RICHMOND CL 9

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.

Omaha Class Cruiser
Keel Laid 16 February 1920 - Launched 29 September 1921


1. USS RICHMOND CL-9
Commissioned 2 July 1923 - Decommissioned 21 December 1945

Struck from Naval Register 21 January 1946
Sold 18 December 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Richmond CL-9 Covers Page 1    (1927-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 12 November 1923 - Disestablished 21 December 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-02-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTB) "GREETINGS / MIAMI FLA"

1934-07-16

Miami FL, cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "CHRISTMAS / GREETINGS"

1934-12-25

Christmas Day, cachet by Lt. A. D. Hunter, USN
 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "A NEW YEAR / OF JOY TO U"

1935-01-01

New Year's Day, cachet by Marshall R. Hall

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "FATHER'S / DAY"

1936-06-21

Father's Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "GONAIVES / HAITI"

1939-03-12

Fleet Problem XX - Enroute to the New York World's Fair
 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "GONAIVES / HAITI"

1939-03-17

St. Patrick's Day 1939

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) "HAWAII / JUBILEE"

1936-06-11

Hawaii Jubilee, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-07-04

Independence Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1940-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3s (AC-BBT) "NAVY DAY / MIAMI FLA"

1933-10-27

Navy Day 1933

 

Locy Type 3s (AC-TBT) "SPECIAL SERV / HAVANA CUBA"

1934-03-26

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "KEEP 'EM / FLYING"

1942-11-30

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5hks "FLAGSHIP / HAVANA CUBA"

1933-09-21

Welcome to Cuba, cachet by R. L. Razzette

 

Locy Type 6

1931-10-27

Navy Day 1931

 

Locy Type 6

1933-09-25

Welcome to Cuba, cachet by R. L. Razzette

 

Locy Type 6dep(3)

1940-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 6j

1927-09-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17c

1943-09-23

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17d

1940-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17f

1940-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9x

1938-04-29

Hand-painted cachet but artist is unknown. Reverse is blank.

 

Locy Type F "LABOR DAY / ST.PETE FLA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17g

1934-09-03

Labor Day in St. Petersburg, FL
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type F "CHANGED / COMMAND" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17g

1936-03-14

Change of Command

 

Locy Type F "COMSPERON / ST PETE FLA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-17g

1934-09-17

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Locy Type SLPbs

1937-01-30

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Other Information

USS RICHMOND earned the Yangtze Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy WWII Occupation Medal w/ Japan Clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Richmond, Virginia.

The ships sponsor was Miss Elizabeth S. Scott.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name RICHMOND - USS Richmond (1798 Brig), USS Richmond (1860 Wooden Steam Sloop-of-War) and USS Richmond CL-9.

 

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