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Iowa Class Battleship<br/> | Iowa Class Battleship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid June | Keel Laid 27 June 1940 - Launched 27 August 1942<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS IOWA BB-61'''<br/> | <li>'''USS IOWA BB-61'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned February | Commissioned 22 February 1943 - Decommissioned 24 March 1949<br/> | ||
Recommissioned August | Recommissioned 25 August 1951 - Decommissioned 24 February 1958<br/> | ||
Recommissioned April | Recommissioned 28 April 1984 - Decommissioned 26 October 1990<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from | Struck from Naval Register 12 January 1995<br/> | ||
Retained as a parts source<br/> | Retained as a parts source<br/> | ||
Reinstated January | Reinstated 4 January 1999 on Naval Register and returned to Reserve Status<br/> | ||
Moved April 2001 to Susian Bay, Benicia CA<br/><br/> | Moved April 2001 to Susian Bay, Benicia CA<br/><br/> | ||
Preserved as a memorial/museum at San Pedro CA | Preserved as a memorial/museum at San Pedro CA | ||
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<td align="center" width="220" valign="top"> | <td align="center" width="220" valign="top"> | ||
[[Image:IOWA_BB61_Crest.jpg|thumb|center| | [[Image:IOWA_BB61_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
Postmark<br/>Date</th> | |||
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/> | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
</tr></table> | </tr></table> | ||
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<hr/> | <hr/> | ||
<h4>Post Office Established February | <h4>Post Office Established 22 February 1943 - Disestablished 22 September 1948</h4> | ||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type | Locy Type 2(n) | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1946-12-28 | 1946-12-28 | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19461228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_Iowa_BB61_19461228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type | Locy Type 2(n) | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1947-04-07 | 1947-04-07 | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19440801.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19440801.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Censored | Censored, WWII use | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19431008.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19431008.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Censored | Censored, WWII use | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19450830.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19450830.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Censored | Censored, WWII use. Tokyo Bay | ||
Tokyo Bay | |||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n) | Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n) | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1948-09-22 | 1948-09-22 | ||
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[[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19480922.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:JonBurdett iowa bb61 19480922.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Last Day Postal Service | Last Day of Postal Service, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]] | ||
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]] | |||
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<hr/> | <br/><hr/> | ||
<h4>Post Office Reestablished September | <h4>Post Office Reestablished 10 September 1951 - Disestablished 2 December 1957</h4> | ||
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type | Locy Type 2r<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. I-12 | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1953-12-25 | 1953-12-25 | ||
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | <br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> | ||
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type | Locy Type 7 | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1954-11-05 | 1954-11-05 | ||
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<hr/> | <br/><hr/> | ||
<h4>Post Office Reestablished March | <h4>Post Office Reestablished 1 March 1984 - Disestablished 25 October 1990</h4> | ||
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9-1(n+u) | Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9-1(n+u)(USN,USS) | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
1990-11-13 | 1990-11-13 | ||
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[[Image:Bunter_Iowa_BB_61_19901113_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:Bunter_Iowa_BB_61_19901113_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
</td></tr></table> | </td></tr></table> | ||
Last day of postal service is after the last day in commission. | |||
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4> | <h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4> | ||
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"65th Anniversary of Commissioning Station"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY | USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"65th Anniversary of Commissioning Station"<br/><br/>Brooklyn, NY | ||
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"> | ||
2008-02-22 | 2008-02-22 | ||
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<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS IOWA earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with | USS IOWA earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon w/ three Battle E devices, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ nine Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with star, the Korean Service Medal w/ two Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 2 stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the South Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 2 stars and the United Nations Korea Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
USS IOWA BB-61 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender.<br/><br/> | USS IOWA BB-61 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of Iowa.<br/><br/> | '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for The State of Iowa.<br/><br/> | ||
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Ilo Browne Wallace (10 March 1888 – 22 February 1981).<br/>Mrs. Wallace was the wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd U.S Vice President and later Secretary of Commerce. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1941 until 1945. | The ships sponsor is Mrs. Ilo Browne Wallace (10 March 1888 – 22 February 1981).<br/>Mrs. Wallace was the wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd U.S Vice President and later Secretary of Commerce. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1941 until 1945.<br/><br/> | ||
Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name IOWA - USS Iowa (1838 Steamboat), USS Ammonoosuc (1864 Monitor, renamed IOWA), USS Iowa BB-4, USS Iowa BB-53 (canceled 1923), USS Iowa BB-61 and [[IOWA_SSN_797_ | USS Iowa SSN-797]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:39, 25 March 2019
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid 27 June 1940 - Launched 27 August 1942 |
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- USS Iowa BB-61 Covers Page 1 (1943-2008)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established 22 February 1943 - Disestablished 22 September 1948
Locy Type 2(n) |
1946-12-28 |
Note:
Locy Type 2(n) |
1947-04-07 |
Notes:
Locy Type |
1946-02-19 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1944-08-01 |
Censored, WWII use
Locy Type |
1943-10-08 |
Censored, WWII use
Locy Type |
1947-05-30 |
Note:
Locy Type P |
1945-08-30 |
Censored, WWII use. Tokyo Bay
Locy Type |
1948-09-22 |
Last Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Post Office Reestablished 10 September 1951 - Disestablished 2 December 1957
Locy Type 2r |
1953-12-25 |
Note:
Locy Type 7 |
1954-11-05 |
Notes:
Locy Type |
1953-12-25 |
Note:
Post Office Reestablished 1 March 1984 - Disestablished 25 October 1990
Locy Type |
1984-04-28 |
First Day in Commission
Locy Type |
1984-03-18 |
Sea Trials
Locy Type |
1984-07-02 |
Unique 3 Battleship cover, created by Tom Armstrong
Locy Type |
1986-07-04 |
International Naval Review - Statue of Liberty Centennial combo with USS Yorktown CG-48
Locy Type |
1986-07-04 |
Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review - cachet by Nordic Cachets
Locy Type |
1986-07-04 |
First Day Cover of the Statue of Liberty stamp and International Naval Review. Cachet by House of Farnam.
Locy Type |
1990-07-18 |
Notes:
Locy Type |
1990-10-25 |
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Posted 1 day early
Locy Type |
1990-07-18 |
Notes:
Locy Type |
1990-10-26 |
USCS Catalog does not list this cancel as LDC
Locy Type |
1990-10-26 |
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1990-11-13 |
Last Day Postal Service
Locy Type |
1990-11-13 |
Last day of postal service is after the last day in commission.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
USPS |
2008-02-22 |
65th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4,USCS
Other Information
USS IOWA earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon w/ three Battle E devices, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ nine Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with star, the Korean Service Medal w/ two Battle stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 2 stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the South Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 2 stars and the United Nations Korea Medal during her Naval career.
USS IOWA BB-61 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender.
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Iowa.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Ilo Browne Wallace (10 March 1888 – 22 February 1981).
Mrs. Wallace was the wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd U.S Vice President and later Secretary of Commerce. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1941 until 1945.
Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name IOWA - USS Iowa (1838 Steamboat), USS Ammonoosuc (1864 Monitor, renamed IOWA), USS Iowa BB-4, USS Iowa BB-53 (canceled 1923), USS Iowa BB-61 and USS Iowa SSN-797.
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