PENSACOLA CA 24

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 Light Cruiser
Keel Laid 27 October 1926 - Launched 25 April 1929


1. USS PENSACOLA CL-24
Commissioned 6 February 1930


2. USS PENSACOLA CA-24
Redesignated 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 26 August 1946

Sunk as target 10 November 1948

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pensacola CL-24 / CA-24 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

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Post Office Established 6 February 1930 - Disestablished 24 August 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3s (B) "CANAL ZONE"

1930-04-07

CL-24. First Day of Postal Service.

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1934-11-11

CA-24. Armistice Day, cachet by Daniel Puglis

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1934-12-25

CA-24. Christmas Day, cachet by Daniel Puglis

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1934-12-25

CA-24. Christmas Day, markings on the back from Samuel Stein and William Goldberger

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1934-12-25

CA-24. Christmas Day, cachet by P J (PeeJay) Ickeringill

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF."

1937-04-10

CA-24. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3s (B) " / NEWYORK"

1930-08-09

CL-24

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "LAHAINA / RD. T. H."

1938-04-01

CA-24

 

Locy Type 3z

c1943

CA-24. Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 5hks

1932-04-27

CA-24. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell to celebrate the Capturing of Derne, Tripoli by a USN and USMC Landing Party on April 27, 1805

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN PEDRO"

1932-12-01

CA-24. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-06-30

CA-24

 

Locy Type 9x

1936-07-16

CA-24. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z4

1943-12-31

CA-24. Censored WWII use

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Fantasy postmarks created by the NMC

 

Locy Type FANTASY "Nov 29 / 1934"

1934-11-29

CA-24. Thanksgiving, the mail clerk substituted a turkey for the date & time in ship’s cancel and placed the date in the killer bars.

 

Locy Type FANTASY "DEC 25 / 1934"

1934-12-25

CA-24. Christmas, cachet by Stanlos Cover Service, Michael Sanders (printer) and John C. Von Losberg (cachet director).
The mail clerk substituted a reindeer for the date & time in ship’s cancel and placed the date in the killer bars.

 

USS PENSACOLA earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, 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/Asia Clasp, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Pensacola, FL.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Josephine K. Seligman.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name PENSACOLA - USS Pensacola (1859 Screw Steamer), USS Pensacola AK-7, USS Pensacola CA-24 and USS Pensacola LSD-38.

 

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