NEW JERSEY BB 16

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.

Virginia Class Battleship Keel Laid 2 April 1902 - Launched 4 November 1904 USS NEW JERSEY BB-16 Commissioned 12 May 1906 - Decommissioned 6 August 1920 Struck from Naval Register 12 July 1922 Transferred to War Department 6 August 1923 Sunk as Target by Army Air Corps off Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, 5 September 1923

Naval Covers

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1. USS New Jersey BB-16 Covers Page 1    (1909-1919)

 

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 29 July 1908 - Disestablished 30 June 1916

 

Locy Type 1

1909-09-19

Picture postcard of Jefferson Davis Prison, Fort Monroe, VA

 

Locy Type 1 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-29

1914-06-03

N/A

"On Piece"

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1915-05-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1914-05-23

Mark from back of cover

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USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS New Jersey Station" Norfolk, VA

2008-02-29

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, Port Visit to Punta Arenas Chile. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS NEW JERSEY earned the Mexican Service Award Medal and the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of New Jersey.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. William B. Kenney, daughter of Governor Franklin B. Murphy of New Jersey.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEW JERSEY - USS New Jersey BB-16, USS New Jersey BB-62 and USS New Jersey SSN-796

 

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