AMSTERDAM CL 101

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.

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid March 3 1943 - Launched April 25 1944


1. USS AMSTERDAM CL-101
   Commissioned January 8 1945 - Decommissioned June 30 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 2 1971
   Sold February 11 1972 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-47)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established January 8 1945 - Disestablished April 8 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) OCT 27, 1945

1945-10-27

"Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-02-10

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-28

1945-09-02

Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-28a

1945-09-05

Tokyo Bay

 

Other Information

AMSTERDAM earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Leyte operation, July 1945

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Amsterdam, New York

 

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