COLUMBUS CG 12

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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.

USS COLUMBUS CA-74
Commissioned June 8 1945 - Decommissioned May 8 1959
Converted Guided Missile Cruiser September 30 1959
USS COLUMBUS CG-12
Recommissioned December 1 1962 - Decommissioned January 31 1975

Stricken August 9 1976
Sold for scrap on October 3 1977

Naval Covers

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Columbus Covers Page 1 (1944-1975)

Postmarks

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

USPO Machine cancel
Quincy MA

1944-11-30
to
1944-11-30

Launching of USS Columbus CA-74

USPO Machine cancel
Quincy MA

1944-11-30
to
1944-11-30

Launching of USS Columbus CA-74
The word "Capital" is misspelled in the cachet.

1st Commissioning June 8 1945 to May 8 1959

Locy Type
FDC 2tz

1945-06-08
to
1945-06-08

As CA-74. Commissioning, Censored. Cachet Artist is C. Wright Richell, Sponsored by Richell ICG #6 and Marshall R. Hall ICG #10.

Locy Type
2

1953-11-23
to
1953-11-23

As CA-74

Locy Type
2

1954-03-31
to
1954-03-31

As CA-74. Return of the Black Ships
Cachet artist - Raymond W. Milling
Cachet Sponsor - Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
C-59

1945-10-27
to
1945-10-27

As CA-74. Navy Day, cachet by Emil A. Thurman and Onzay

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-06-08
to
1946-06-08

As CA-74
1st Anniversary of Commissioning

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-09-18
to
1946-09-18

As CA-74
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1947-04-30
to
1947-04-30

As CA-74. R/S Ship's return address on front

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1947-05-15
to
1947-05-15

As CA-74. Official Business

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1947-10-27
to
1947-10-27

As CA-74
Navy Day

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1948-03-15
to
1948-03-15

As CA-74

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1948-05-29
to
1948-05-29

As CA-74
100th Anniversary of the State of Wisconsin

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1948-07-04
to
1948-07-04

As CA-74. Independence Day. Midshipman's Practice Cruise R/S cachet

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1948-11-25
to
1948-11-25

As CA-74
Thanksgiving Day 1948

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1948-11-25
to
1948-11-25

As CA-74. "Our Navy in Mediterranean Waters" cover

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1949-10-27
to
1949-10-27

As CA-74. Navy Day
Frank H. Strobel

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1950-04-09
to
1950-04-09

As CA-74. Easter, cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1950-06-14
to
1950-06-14

As CA-74. Flag Day 1950

Locy Type
2(n)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59a

1952-10-12
to
1952-10-12

As CA-74. Columbus Day, cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

Locy Type 2(n)
1957

1958-09-09
to
1958-09-09

As CA-74. Cacheted.

Locy Type 2#

1945-07-31
to
1945-07-31

As CA-74. Official Business.

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1948-11-25
to
1948-11-25

As CA-74. Backside of the "Our Navy in Mediterranean Waters" cover

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1950-04-09
to
1950-04-09

As CA-74. Easter, cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

Locy Type 9#

1945-07-19
to
1945-07-19

As CA-74. Registered Official Business

Locy Type 9#

1945-07-19
to
1945-07-19

As CA-74. Registered Official Business

2nd Commissioning December 1 1962 to January 31 1975

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)

1962-12-01
to
1962-12-01

As CG-12. Recommissioned as CG-12, cachet by William F. Luckett

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)

1962-12-01
to
1962-12-01

As CG-12
Recommissioned as CG-12, cachet by J.J. Spaulding USCS #6856

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)

1962-12-01
to
1962-12-01

As CG-12. Recommissioned as CG-12, cachet by Morris W. Beck

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59b

1966-02-21
to
1966-02-21

As CG-12. New Home Port. Cachet by Tazewell Nicholson.

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59b

1966-09-05
to
1966-09-05

As CG-12. Labor Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59b

1966-09-26
to
1966-09-26

As CG-12. Rubberstamp Ship cachet

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59c

1968-05-16
to
1968-05-16

As CG-12

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59c

1970-09-02
to
1970-09-02

As CG-12. Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher. Fraudulent use of the "FREE" mail privilege.

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59c

1970-09-14
to
1970-09-14

As CG-12. Official Ship's Cachet

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-59c

1971-03-15
to
1971-03-15

As CG-12. Official Ship's Cachet

Locy Type
9ef(n+u)

1970-05-13
to
1970-05-13

As CG-12. Also struck with Locy Type 2(n+), USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-59c

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n+)

1974-07-27
to
1974-07-27

As CG-12. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Morris W. Beck

Locy Type
LDC 2(n+)

Locy Type
9ef(n+u)
(no date)

1975-01-31
to
1975-01-31

Decommissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Columbus, Ohio

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