FALL RIVER CA 131

Ship Name and Designation History

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Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser Keel Laid 12 April 1943 - Launched 13 August 1944 USS FALL RIVER CA-131 Commissioned 1 July 1945 - Decommissioned 31 October 1947 Struck from Naval Register 19 February 1971 Sold August 28 1972 for scrap The bow of FALL RIVER now graces the entrance to Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Fall River CA-131 Covers Page 1     (1945-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-5

1946-03-28

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Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-5a

1946-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-5a

1947-07-09

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15844)

1945-10-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1945-10-27

1945 Navy Day

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15844)

1945-10-29

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Locy Type SL (n)

1946-10-10

Add-on cachet by Charles T. Eggleston. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS FALL RIVER earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the World War II Occupation Medal w/ Asia Clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The city of Fall River, MA

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alexander C. Murray, wife of the mayor of Fall River.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name FALL RIVER - USS Fall River CA-131 and USNS Fall River T-EPF-4.

 

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