IDAHO BB 42

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.

New Mexico Class Battleship
Keel Laid 20 January 1915 - Launched 30 June 1917


1. USS IDAHO BB-42
   Commissioned 24 March 1919 - Decommissioned 3 July 1946
   
   Placed in reserve until sold for scrap 24 November 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Idaho BB-42 Covers Page 1    (1920-1946)

 

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 31 March 1919 - Disestablished 23 May 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) (Oct 27, 1945)

1945-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)

1945-09-02

V-J Day

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT)

1939-05-14

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3rs (AC)

1920-05-30

Sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-01-15

Official Mail

 

Locy Type 6egpr-1 (C+)

1935-11-28

R/S on back from Louis R. Diesing and the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS

 

Locy Type 6fy (Br.)

1933-03-06

Postal Reply Card

 

Locy Type 6fy (Br.)

1933-10-12

Columbus Day
R/S on back from B.S. Walton, Norfolk, VA

 

Locy Type 7

1934-07-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 7r

1936-09-01

Leo A. Schupp

 

Locy Type 7r

1937-11-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 7rz

1942-05-16

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9

1926-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1d

1927-05-27 to 1927-05-31

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1

1935-08-19

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1

1937-11-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efw

1937-11-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1c

1935-08-18

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9x USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1c

1937-11-16

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-1f

1921-01-24

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) May 20, 1946

1946-05-20

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

IDAHO earned 7 Battle Stars for WWII service

IDAHO BB-42 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Idaho

 

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