MARBLEHEAD CL 12

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.

Omaha Class Cruiser
Keel Laid 4 August 1920 - Launched 9 October 1923


1. USS MARBLEHEAD CL-12
Commissioned 8 September 1924 - Decommissioned 1 November 1945

Stricken 28 November 1945
Sold 27 February 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Marblehead CL-12 Covers Page 1    (1924-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-03-24

Censored WWII use

 

Locy Type 3 "CHINWANGTAO / CHINA"

1927-06-23

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "NEW YORK / NAVY YARD"

1934-06-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "MANILA P.I. /    "

1939-01-14

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "TSINGTAO / CHINA"

1937-11-29

Sent collect

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) "U S / NAVY"

1941-05-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-06-15

String or rubber band used to hold bars together

 

Locy Type 5s "BOSTON / MASS" Locy Type SLKl (29x3)

1932-05-01

George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type 5s "ARMISTICE / DAY 1933"

1933-11-11

Armistice Day

 

Locy Type 5s "NAVY DAY /"

1934-10-27

Navy Day on a Harry Ioor Columbus Day cover

 

Locy Type 6g

1931-06-09

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 6g (Year inverted)

1932-11-24

Thanksgiving Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 6g no number in circle

1932-03-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v (1924)

1929-01-04

Registered, Official Business cut-square

 

Locy Type 9v (1924)

1929-03-xx

Registered, Official Business cut-square. Day unreadable.

 

Locy Type 9v (1941)

1941-05-15

Mark from back of cover, posted in Tsingtao, China

 

Locy Type Fvz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z1a

1944-07-31

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type SLKl

1924-11-18

Note:

 

Other Information

USS MARBLEHEAD earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Yangtze Service Medal, the China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Defense Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Marblehead, MA

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Joseph Evans.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MARBLEHEAD - USS Marblehead (1861 Gunboat), USS Marblehead C-11 and USS Marblehead CL-12.

 

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