MILWAUKEE CL 5

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 December 13 1918 - Launched March 24 1921


1. USS MILWAUKEE CL-5
   Commissioned June 20 1923 - Decommissioned April 20 1944
   
   
2. MURMANSK (Soviet Naval Service)
   Transferred on loan to The Soviet Union April 20 1944 and renamed
   Returned to United States March 16 1949
   
   Stricken March 18 1949
   Sold December 10 1949 to American Shipbreakers, Inc., Wilmington, DE for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1926-42)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (A)

1926-01-31

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "EVERETT / WASHINGTON"

1936-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by H. S. Groat

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1939-03-12

Fleet Problem XX, enroute to the New York World's Fair.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "HILO / HAWAII"

1940-07-04

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Locy Type 3s

1929-04-23

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1936-07-04

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Locy Type 5hks "NAVY YD. / BOSTON"

1932-04-09

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOO) "MERRY XMAS / BREM WN"

1933-12-25

Christmas Day

 

Locy Type 6fy (Br.)

1927-04-24

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Locy Type 9pv

1932-12-06

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Locy Type 9v

1941-08-19 to 1941-08-25

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 

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