PENNSYLVANIA ACR 4
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.
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Pennsylvania Class Cruiser
- USS PENNSYLVANIA Armored Cruiser No. 4 (ACR-4)
Commissioned March 9 1905 - Decommissioned July 1 1911
- USS PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4 (ACR-4)
Renamed "Pittsburgh" August 27 1912
- USS PITTSBURGH Armored Cruiser No. 4 (ACR-4)
Recommissioned May 20 1913
- USS PITTSBURGH CA-4
Designated (CA) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned October 15 1921
- USS PITTSBURGH CA-4
Recommissioned October 2 1922 - Decommissioned July 10 1931
Stricken October 26 1931 - Sold for scrap December 21 1931
Keel Laid August 7 1901 - Launched August 22 1903
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1910,1930,1931)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1910-05-16
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Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Sailor's Life - Music on Board"
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Locy Type |
1910-05-16
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Picture postcard entitled "U.S. Sailor's Life - Music on Board"
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Locy Type |
1930-05-23
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1931-07-29
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Last Day of Postal Service
Other Information
Used for Flight Deck testing from late 1910 to early 1911. Used in Weapons Testing after decommissioning.
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