SAVANNAH CL 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.

Brooklyn Class Cruiser
Keel Laid 31 May 1934 - Launched 8 May 1937


1. USS SAVANNAH CL-42
   Commissioned 10 March 1938 - Decommissioned 3 February 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
   Sold 25 January 1966 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Savannah CL-42 Covers Page 1    (1938-1946, 2008)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BOO) "KEEL-LAID / SAVANNAH"

1934-05-31

Keel Laying, commemorated by USS Antares AG-10

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1938-03-10

Commissioning, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1938-03-10

Commissioning, cachet by - Eugene L. Mueller

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16153)

1945-10-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NORFOLK / VA."

1939-05-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "LEAVING / PHILA. PA"

1938-04-12

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky.
See Shakedown Cruise booklet at the bottom of the page.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "EASTER,SUN / NORFOLK,VA"

1938-04-17

Cachet by Paul Parrish

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "AT / SEA"

1938-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by J. O. Jernigan

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1941-08-20

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 6dep

1939-04-09

Duck decal cachet for Easter

 

Locy Type 9v

1939-10-30

Add-on cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-28b

1942-12-11

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type LDPS P "LAST / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-28c

1946-04-01

Last Day Postal Service

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Shakedown Cruise Folder

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)

1938-04-12

Shakedown Cruise Folder

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "70th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Savannah GA

2008-03-10

70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "70th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Savannah GA

2008-03-10

No Image

70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS SAVANNAH earned 3 battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Savannah, Georgia, the oldest city in Georgia.

Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAVANNAH - USS Savannah (1798 1-gun Galley), USS Savannah (1842 Sailing Frigate), USS Savannah AS-8, USS Savannah CL-42,
USS Savannah AOR-4 and USS Savannah LCS-28.

2 ships of the Confederate Navy bore the name SAVANNAH - CSS Savannah (1861 Gunboat) and CSS Savannah (1863 Ironclad)

The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean was SS SAVANNAH (1819)

The first nuclear-powered merchant ship was NS SAVANNAH (1959-1972)

 

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