SALT LAKE CITY CA 25

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.

Pensacola Class Cruiser
Keel Laid 9 June 1927 - Launched 23 January 1929


1. USS SALT LAKE CITY CL-25
   Commissioned 11 December 1929
   
   
2. USS SALT LAKE CITY CA-25
   Reclassified Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
   Designated as test ship for "Operation Crossroads" at Bikini Atoll
   Survived atomic aerial burst 1 July 1946
   Survived atomic subsurface burst 25 July 1946
   Decommissioned 29 August 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 18 June 1948
   Sunk 25 May 1948 as target off Southern California

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Salt Lake City CA-25 Covers Page 1    (1930-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3s

1930-01-23

CL-25. First Day of Postal Service, Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-28

CA-25

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-01-21

CA-25. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1934-05-20

CA-25

 

Locy Type 3b (B-XTT) "YONKERS / N.Y."

1934-06-15

CA-25

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PORTLAND / OREGON"

1937-07-27

CA-25. Cachet by Myron F. McCamley

 

Locy Type 3b (AC-BBX) "LAHAINA / HAWAII"

1938-04-03

CA-25, cachet by John Rodgers Chapter No. 26, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) with large provisional bottom bar "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1939-09-06

CA-25

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-09-01

CA-25. Paul Gross R/S marking on back.

 

Locy Type 3s

1930-01-27

CL-25

 

Locy Type 3s "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1932-12-02

CA-25. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3z (BBB)

1943-02-03

CA-25. Censored, Free sailors mail.

 

Locy Type 9v (A)

1943-05-15 to 1943-05-20

CA-25. Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1946-01-06

CA-25

 

Other Information

USS SALT LAKE CITY earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal w/Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 11 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Salt Lake City, Utah which has served successively as the capital of the Provisional State of Deseret, the Territory of Utah, and the 45th state.

Two ships of the US Navy have honored this city, USS Salt Lake City CL/CA-25 and USS Salt Lake City SSN-716.

The ships sponsor was Miss Helen Budge.

 

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