GEORGIA BB 15

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 31 August 1901 - Launched 11 October 1904 USS GEORGIA Battleship No. 15 Commissioned 24 September 1906 - Decommissioned 27 January 1916 Served as receiving ship at Boston, MA while out of commission See US Receiving Ship - Boston MA for more information Recommissioned 6 April 1917 - Decommissioned 15 July 1920 Stricken 12 July 1922 Sold 1 November 1923 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Georgia BB-15 Covers Page 1    (1909-1918)

 

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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1st Commissioning 24 September 1906 to 27 January 1916

 

Locy Type 1

1909-03-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "PT AU PRINCE / HAITI"

1914-08-31

Picture postcard from Port Au Prince Haiti

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2nd Commissioning April 6 1917 to July 15 1920

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-08-12

Censored, Official Business

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS GEORGIA (BB-15) Station" Norfolk VA

2008-12-13

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The state of Georgia.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named GEORGIA - USS Georgia Battleship No. 15 and USS Georgia SSGN-729

Two ships of the Confederate States Navy have been named GEORGIA - CSS Georgia (Cruiser 1863) and CSS Georgia (Battery 1863).

The ships sponsor was Miss Stella Tate, of Tate, GA, sister of Congressman Tate.

 

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