TRENTON CL 11

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 --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2#

1945-11-09

Sailors Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1926-12-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "COLUMBUS / 1492DAY1934"

1934-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "NAVY DAY AT / ST.PETE.FLA."

1934-10-27

Navy Day 1934, cachet artist is York Briddell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "NAVY DAY AT / ST.PETE.FLA."

1934-10-27

Navy Day 1934, cachet artist is York Briddell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "WELCOME / CGC NEMESIS"

1934-11-03

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

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

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

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

Christmas, cachet by William S. Linto

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "GUAM / M. I."

1938-03-22

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Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-04-03

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Locy Type 3s (A) "HAMPTON / RDS VA"

1929-09-27

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Locy Type 3z (BBT) "BUY WAR / BONDS"

1943-07-23

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5hks "COLUMBUS / DAY 1932"

1932-10-12

Columbus Day

 

Locy Type 5hks "FESTIVAL / OF STATES"

1935-04-05

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

 

Locy Type 5hks "GUAYAQUIL / ECUADOR"

1935-06-22

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1935-10-12

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

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

 

Locy Type 6

1935-09-30

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Locy Type 9v (C)

1937-10-31

Happy Halloween, cachet by William S. Linto

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1939-05-30

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Locy Type 9efw

1939-05-30

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Locy Type 9x (C)

1939-05-30

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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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