SARATOGA CV 3

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.

Lexington Class Battle Cruiser Keel Laid 25 September 1920 as Command Ship CC-3 Construction suspended 8 February 1922 Conversion to Aircraft Carrier authorized 1 July 1922, Redesignated CV-3 Launched 17 April 1925 USS SARATOGA CV-3 Commissioned 16 November 1927 - Decommissioned 15 August 1946 Sunk 25 August 1946 as target for two atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll

"Invictus Gallus Gladiator" "Unconquerable Gallant Fighter"

Naval Covers

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1. USS Saratoga CV-3 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 16 November 1927 - Disestablished 15 August 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) (Oct 27 1945)

1945-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "25,000 / LANDINGS!"

1935-03-20

Byrd L. Powell

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "HAPPY / LANDINGS"

1935-08-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBT) "LONG BEACH / CALIFORNIA"

1939-09-14

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)

1939-02-18

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Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "50.000 / LANDINGS"

1940-04-21

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Locy Type 3s (B)

1927-11-29

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Locy Type 3s (A) "BRIDGETOWN / BARBADOS"

1930-04-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1942-03-09

Official Business

 

Locy Type 6g(1) (25mm dial) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus S-22c

1928-02-08

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 6g ("EARATOGA")

1931-04-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 6gp(1) (27.5 mm dial) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-22d

1934-05-31

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Locy Type 7t

1932-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Harry Ioor

 

Locy Type 7rtz

1942-05-27

Sailor's Mail, Censored

 

Locy Type 8

1928-07-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1946-04-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-22

1946-04-22

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Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-22e

1939-07-25

N/A

Money Order Stub (receipt)

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-22a

1946-07-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-05-02

On piece

 

Locy Type 9xz

1946-04-22

Unlisted as being on ship

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-22b

1940-11-16

13th Anniversary, cachet by Walter Lupton

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Ship's Bell Station" Saratoga Springs NY

1998-09-19

47th Reunion and Welcome Home Celebration. Cachet by the Official Friends Of Saratoga Battlefield Covers

 

Other Information

USS SARATOGA earned the American Defense Service Medal with "Fleet" clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 8 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777).

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Olive D. Wilbur, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, Curtis D. Wilbur.

Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name SARATOGA - USS Saratoga (1780, 18-gun Sloop-of-War), USS Saratoga (1814, 26-gun Corvette), USS Saratoga (1842, 22-gun Sloop-of-War), USS Saratoga ACR-2,
USS Saratoga CV-3 and USS Saratoga CV-60.

 

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