IDAHO BB 24

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Mississippi Class Battleship Keel Laid 12 May 1904 - Launched 9 December 1905 USS IDAHO BB-24 Commissioned 1 April 1908 - Decommissioned 30 July 1914 RHN LIMNOS (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece 30 July 1914 Limnos was decommissioned in 1932. Her guns were removed and used by a coastal defense battery on the island of Aegina. The hulk of Limnos was bombed in Salamis channel by Stuka dive bombers on April 23 1941 during the German invasion of Greece and sunk in shallow waters. Her wreck was salvaged for scrap in the 1950s

Naval Covers

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1. USS Idaho BB-24 Covers Page 1    (1909-13)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 1

1909-09-22

Postcard

 

Locy Type 2

1912-07-15

Postcard

 

Locy Type 3(AC) "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1914-01-15

Postcard

 

Locy Type 3r(A)

1913-02-28

Picture postcard from Guantanamo Cuba

 

Locy Type 9v

1910-01-26

Registered Sailor's Mail

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Idaho.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name IDAHO in honor of the 43rd state - USS Idaho (Wooden Steam Sloop 1864); USS Idaho (BB-24; USS Idaho SP-545; USS Idaho BB-42; and USS Idaho SSN-799.

 

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