VIRGINIA BB 13

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.

Virginia Class Battleship Keel Laid 21 May 1902 - Launched 6 April 1904 USS VIRGINIA BB-13 Commissioned 7 May 1906 - Decommissioned 13 August 1920 Sunk as bombing target 5 September 1923

Naval Covers

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1. USS Virginia BB-13 Covers Page 1    (1909-17,2006)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Non-posted

N/A

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Picture postcard

 

Non-posted

N/A

Picture postcard "U.S. BATTLESHIP "VIRGINIA." 812 OFFICIERS AND MEN. / LENGTH 435 FEET. MAIN BATTERY 24 GUNS."

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Locy Type 1 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-12

1909-12-11

Picture postcard Charleston SC

 

Locy Type 1 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-12a

1911-05-13

Picture postcard Soldier's Monument, Yorktown, VA

 

Locy Type 3 (BC) "FORT MONROE / VIRGINIA"

1914-03-21

Real-Photo Picture postcard - Bullfight. "The last of a bull - showing dagger in his neck".

 

Locy Type 3(A)

1916-01-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 3b (A-XOO)

1917-08-30

Censored, WWI use

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "100th Anniversary Station" South Boston, VA

2006-05-07

100th Anniversary, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS VIRGINIA Station" Norfolk, VA

2006-05-07

100th Anniversary on the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Virginia

Ten US Navy ships have borne the name VIRGINIA -
USS Virginia (28-gun sailing frigate 1776) - USS Virginia (14-gun revenue cutter 1797)
USS Virginia (74-gun ship of the line 1818 never launched) - USS Virginia (captured Spanish blockade runner 1863)
USS Virginia BB-13 - USS Virginia (WWI yacht SP-274) - USS Virginia (WWI motorboat SP-746)
USS Virginia (WWI two-masted auxiliary schooner SP-1965) - USS Virginia CGN-38 - USS Virginia SSN-774

 

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