LOUISVILLE CA 28
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.
- Northampton Class Cruiser
- USS LOUISVILLE CL-28
Commissioned Light Cruiser (CL) 15 January 1931
- USS LOUISVILLE CA-28
Reclassified Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
Decommissioned 17 June 1946
Stricken 1 March 1959
Sold 14 September 1959 for scrap
Keel Laid 4 July 1928 - Launched 1 September 1930
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- USS Louisville CA-28 Covers Page 1 (1931-1946)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established 1 May 1931 - Disestablished 22 April 1946
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Locy Type |
1931-05-01 |
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CL-28. First Day of Postal Service, picture cachet
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Locy Type |
1931-05-01 |
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CL-28. First Day of Postal Service. Notice the time slug (A.M.) is missing.
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Locy Type |
1946-03-11 |
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CA-28
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Locy Type |
1943-08-07 |
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CA-28. Censored WWII use.
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Locy Type |
1945-10-15 |
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CA-28
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Locy Type |
1936-12-21 |
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CA-28. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type |
1937-08-05 |
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CA-28
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Locy Type |
1938-10-27 |
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CA-28. Navy Day, cachet by C. E. Thomas and Deane C. (DC) Bartley
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Locy Type |
1941-01-22 |
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CA-28
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Locy Type |
1942-02-16 |
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CA-28. Censored WWII use.
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Locy Type |
1933-11-11 |
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CA-28. Armistice Day, cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley, sponsor John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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Locy Type |
1935-10-27 |
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CA-28. Navy Day, cachet by Harry Ioor.
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Locy Type |
1937-11-25 |
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CA-28
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Locy Type |
1941-07-24 |
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N/A |
CA-28. US Postal Money Order. Postmark (2 strikes) is on the bottom right corner.
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Locy Type |
1941-07-24 |
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CA-28. Receipt for Insured Mail.
Other Information
USS LOUISVILLE earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 13 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy World War II Occupation Medal w/Japan Clasp, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Louisville, Kentucky.
The ships sponsor was Miss Jane B. Kennedy.
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name LOUISVILLE - USS Louisville (1861), USS Louisville (ID-1644), USS Louisville CA-28 and USS Louisville SSN-724.
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