PRINCETON CVL 23

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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.

    Cleveland Class Light Cruiser
    Ordered July 1 1940
    Keel Laid June 2 1941 as Light Cruiser TALLAHASSEE CL-61
    Reclassified February 16 1942 as Independence Class Light Aircraft Carrier (CV)
    Reordered March 18 1942
    Renamed March 31 1942
    Launched October 18 1942

  1. USS PRINCETON CV-23
    Commissioned February 25 1943

  2. USS PRINCETON CVL-23
    Redesignated Small Aircraft Carrier (CVL) July 15 1943
    LOST (Scuttled) October 24 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf

    Struck from Naval Register November 13 1944

 

Naval Covers

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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.

  1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 


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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

USPO Duplex

"Navy Yard Station"

Philadelphia PA

1941-06-02

No Image

TALLAHASSEE CL-61
Keel Laid, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

USPO Machine

Camden, N.J.

1942-10-18

PRINCETON CV-23 Launching



 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-05-16

As CV-23
Official Business


 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-08-25

As CVL-23
Censored Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-01-25

As CVL-23
Censored Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-09-26

As CVL-23
Censored Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944

No Image

As CVL-23
Censored Sailor's Mail. Day and Month unreadable.


 

Other Information

PRINCETON earned nine battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A borough in west central New Jersey, scene of a famous Revolutionary War battle January 2–3 1777 and birthplace of Capt. Robert F. Stockton

 


 

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