ALABAMA BB 8

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.

Illinois Class Battleship Keel Laid 1 December 1896 - Launched 18 May 1898 USS ALABAMA Battleship No. 8 Commissioned 16 October 1900 - Decommissioned 17 August 1909 Recommissioned 25 July 1912 Briefly served as a receiving ship in Philadelphia PA (22 January to March 1917) See US Receiving Ship - Philadelphia PA for more information Decommissioned 7 May 1920 Used by US Army for bombing tests 1921 Hulk scrapped 1924

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Alabama Battleship No. 8 Covers Page 1    (1912-1919, 2008)

 

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 2 February 1909 - Disestablished July 1909

 

Locy Type 1 (C)

1909-06-07

Sailors Mail. From the Jim Myerson collection.

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Post Office Reestablished July 1912 - Disestablished (date unknown)

In Reserve Commission most of the time between 1912 and 1917

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1912-1917) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-64

1912-10-28

Sailors Mail. From the Jim Myerson collection.

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Post Office Reestablished 23 April 1917 - Disestablished 7 May 1920

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-08-12

Censored WWI use

 

Locy Type 2t

1919-07-05

Sailors Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1919) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-64a

1919-07-13

Sailors Mail. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1917-05-23

Registered and Censored.

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Ship's Censor Marking

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-02-02

Censored. From the Jim Myerson collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Great White Fleet Station" Tacoma WA

2008-06-02

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Alabama BB-8 Station" San Diego CA

2009-01-09

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Alabama.

The ships sponsor was Miss Mary Morgan, daughter of the Honorable John T. Morgan, United States Senator from Georgia.

Seven ships of the US Navy have borne the name ALABAMA - USS Alabama (1819 74-gun Ship of the Line), USS Alabama (1838 Sidewheel Steamer), USS Alabama (1850 Sidewheel Steamer), USS Alabama BB-8, USS Alabama SP-1052,
USS Alabama BB-60 and USS Alabama SSBN-731.

 

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