TRENTON CL 11

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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.

    Omaha Class Light Cruiser
    Keel Laid August 18 1920 - Launched April 16 1923

  1. USS TRENTON CL-11
    Commissioned April 19 1924 - Decommissioned December 20 1945

    Struck from Naval Register January 21 1946
    Sold December 29 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Trenton CL-11 Covers Page 1    (1926-43)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Image


 

Locy Type 2#

1945-11-09

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19451109 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19451109 1 Front.jpg

Sailors Mail


 

Locy Type
3 (A)

1926-12-07

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19261207 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19261207.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"COLUMBUS /
1492DAY1934"

1934-10-12

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341012 2 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341012 2 Front.jpg

Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"NAVY DAY AT /
ST.PETE.FLA."

1934-10-27

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341027 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341027 1 Front.jpg

Navy Day 1934, cachet artist is York Briddell


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"NAVY DAY AT /
ST.PETE.FLA."

1934-10-27

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341027 1 Back.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341027 1 Front.jpg

Navy Day 1934, cachet artist is York Briddell


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"WELCOME /
CGC NEMESIS"

1934-11-03

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19341103 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Nemesis WPC111 19341103 1 Front.jpg

St. Petersburg FL welcomes USCGC Nemesis WPC-111. Cachet artist is York Briddell


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"COMSPERON /
BALBOA C.Z."

1935-10-12

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351012 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351012 1 Front.jpg

Columbus Day, serviced by William Judisch
COMSPERON = Flagship of the COMmander of the SPEcial Service SquadRON


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"MERRY XMAS /
BALBOA C.Z."

1935-12-25

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351225 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351225 1 Front.jpg

Christmas Day, serviced by C. Wright Richell and P. P. Lee, ANCS 65.


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTT)

"SINGAPORE /
S.S."

Non-postal star

"CL-11"

1938-02-14

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19380214 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19380214.jpg

Launch cachet for USS MAURY DD-401 by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. "S.S." in killer is Straits Settlements


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BTT)

"MERRY /
XMAS"

1937-12-25

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19371225 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19371225 1 Front.jpg

Christmas, cachet by William S. Linto


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BTT)

"GUAM /
M. I."

1938-03-22

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19380322 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19380322.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

1941-04-03

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19410403 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19410403.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
3s (A)

"HAMPTON /
RDS VA"

1929-09-27

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19290927 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19290927 1 Front.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

"BUY WAR /
BONDS"

1943-07-23

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19430723 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19430723.JPG

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

Locy Type
5hks

"COLUMBUS /
DAY 1932"

1932-10-12

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19321012 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19321012 1 Front.jpg

Columbus Day


 

Locy Type
5hks

"FESTIVAL /
OF STATES"

1935-04-05

Bunter Trenton CL 11 19350405 1 pm1.jpg
Bunter Trenton CL 11 19350405 1 front.jpg

Notes: The "St. Petersburg, Fla" text inside the postmark is likely added manually.


 

Locy Type
5hks

"GUAYAQUIL /
ECUADOR"

1935-06-22

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19350622 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19350622 1 Front.jpg

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
5hks

"COLUMBUS /
DAY"

1935-10-12

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351012 2 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19351012 1 Front.jpg

Columbus Day, serviced by William Judisch
COMSPERON = Flagship of the COMmander of the SPEcial Service SquadRON tasked with "keeping order" in Latin America.


 

Locy Type
5hks

"KAUAI /
T.H."

Non-postal star

"U.S.N."

1937-05-05

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19370505 1 Back.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19370505 1 Front.jpg

Fleet Maneuvers, cachet by Douglas C. & Harry F. Wentz


 

Locy Type
6

1935-09-30

JonBurdett trenton cl11 19350930 pm.jpg
JonBurdett trenton cl11 19350930.JPG

Note:


 

Locy Type
9v (C)

1937-10-31

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19371031 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19371031 1 Front.jpg

Happy Halloween, cachet by William S. Linto


 

Locy Type
9v (C)

1939-05-30

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 1 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 1 Front.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
9efw

1939-05-30

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 2 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 1 Front.jpg

Note:


 

Locy Type
9x (C)

1939-05-30

GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 3 Postmark.jpg
GregCiesielski Trenton CL11 19390530 1 Front.jpg

Note:

 

Other Information

TRENTON earned 1 battle star for WWII

NAMESAKE - The capital city of New Jersey and of Mercer County. It is located at the head of navigation on the Delaware River about 28 miles northeast of Philadelphia.
During the American Revolution, Trenton was the site of a decisive American victory. On Christmas night 1776, Washington led the remnants of the Continental Army across the Delaware River in a blinding snow storm. At dawn on 26 December, he caught the Hessian garrison at Trenton by surprise. This total victory netted the Americans 1,000 prisoners and huge quantities of small arms, cannon, and munitions. More importantly, it revived the cause of independence which had suffered greatly during the retreat from New York after the Battle of Long Island the previous August.

 


 

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