OMAHA CL 4

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 December 6 1918 - Launched December 14 1920


1. USS OMAHA CL-4
   Commissioned February 24 1923 - Decommissioned May 1 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 1 1945
   Scrapped February 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1928-45)

 

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 April 30 1923 - Disestablished October 22 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "XMAS DAY / CANAL ZONE"

1936-12-25

Christmas 1936. Actual size of this cover is 3.5w x 2.5h

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA"

1938-02-24

15th Anniversary, cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3r (A) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-8

1928-06-06

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Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-8a

1939-07-02

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Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-8b

1940-12-01

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Locy Type 3s (BC-BTT) "COMSPREON / HABANA CUBA"

1934-07-04

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Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-08-28

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Locy Type 6

1932-05-10

Sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 6

1932-09-14

American Legion R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 6ep

1940-01-26

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-06-26 to 1945-07-10

Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v 1927

1927-01-07

Cut-piece

 

Locy Type 9v 1937

1939-07-02

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Locy Type 9efw

1939-07-02

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Locy Type 9x (C)

1939-07-02

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Other Information

OMAHA earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Invasion of southern France
August 1944

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Omaha, Nebraska.

 

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