PENNSYLVANIA BB 38

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.

Pennsylvania Class Battleship
Keel Laid 27 October 1913 - Launched 16 March 1915


1. USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38
   Commissioned 12 June 1916 - Decommissioned 29 August 1946
   Used in A-Bomb tests 1946
   
   Scuttled 1948 off Kwajalein

 

Naval Covers

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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. Covers Page 1    (1916 to 1930)
2. Covers Page 1a    (1931)
3. Covers Page 2    (1932-01-31 to 1933-07-22)
4. Covers Page 3    (1933-08-05 to 1934-03-17)
5. Covers Page 4    (1934-04-01 to 1934-10-12)
6. Covers Page 5    (1934-10-27 to 1934-12-24)
7. Covers Page 6    (1935-01-01 to 1935-04-29)
8. Covers Page 7    (1935-05-03 to 1935-07-29)
9. Covers Page 8    (1935-08-04 to 1935-12-31)
10. Covers Page 9    (1936-01-01 to 1936-12-24)
11. Covers Page 10    (1937 to 1939)
12. Covers Page 11    (1940 to 1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Pennsylvania

1918-01-18

Picture postcard taken during her Sea Trials

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Locy Type 1u

1919-02-28

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Locy Type 1au

1920-04-20

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Locy Type 1z

1918-12-09

Christmas postcard from the ship.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) "FORTRESS / MONROE VA"

1916-11-09

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Locy Type 3 (AC) (Killer Bar / Text Censored)

1917-03-23

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Locy Type 3 (A) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF."

1925-12-01 to 1932-07-30

Postcard use

 

Locy Type 3 "FIRST DAY / OLYMPIC GAMES" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15

1932-07-30

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Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) "THANKSGIVING / 1621 - 1933"

1933-11-30

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Locy Type 3 (B-TBT) (AT SEA) "PRESIDENTIAL / REVIEW"

1934-05-31

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Locy Type 3a (B) (AT SEA)

1935-01-24

UNREPORTED Type 3 postmark with bars removed.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TTT) "FLEET / FLAGSHIP"

1935-02-14

Valentines Day 1935

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "CUSHING 376 / PERKINS 377"

1935-12-31

Note: Launching of two destroyers.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) "HAWAIIAN / ISLANDS"

1936-08-08

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TTT) (AT SEA) "FLEET / FLAGSHIP"

1935-02-12

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Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "BREMERTON / WASHINGTON"

1940-02-12

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Locy Type 3ef "PT ANGELES / WASH"

1927-08-16

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Locy Type 3s "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1930-10-27

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Locy Type 3y ("DATE CENSORED")

1935-05-25

Note: UNREPORTED postmark.

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-11-18

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Locy Type 5hks "PACIFIC LOCKS / PANAMA CANAL"

1931-08-12

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Locy Type 5s "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1929-08-22

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Locy Type 6i

1932-02-22

Washingtons Birthday 1932

 

Locy Type 7 (1921-1926)

1921-11-15

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Locy Type 7 (1927-1931)

1929-04-10

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Locy Type 7d (1935-1941)

1939-01-18

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Locy Type 7di "SAN PEDRO / CALIF." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15a

1931-09-14

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Locy Type 7drz

1943-02-11

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Locy Type 8 (1931-1935)

1934-06-14

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Locy Type 8 (AT SEA)

1932-01-08

Courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9

1935-01-30

FDR Birthday 1935

 

Locy Type 9efv

1927-02-27

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Locy Type 9v (1929-1931)

1931-02-09

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Locy Type 9v (1931-1936)

1933-03-01

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v (1937-1940)

1941-10-13

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Locy Type 9w

1931-02-09

Note: UNRECORDED postmark.

 

Locy Type 9efw (1935-1938)

1936-12-24

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Locy Type 9efw (1940-1943)

1941-10-13

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Locy Type 9x (1930-1935)

1931-02-09

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Locy Type 9x (1941-1945)

1941-10-11

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15c

1946-04-09

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Locy Type P [3ef) ("NEW YORK, NY BR" removed] "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1928-08-17

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Locy Type P [3t) ("UNITED STATES FLEET"] USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15e "USS PENN / FLAG"

1934-11-20

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Locy Type P (3t) ("U.S. FLEET FLAGSHIP") hollow star at bottom of dial] "U S.S. / PENNSY." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15f

1933-07-20

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Locy Type PPB USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15b

1940's

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Locy Type PPR USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-15d

1935-02-22

Washingtons Birthday 1935

 

Locy Type SLKb (41x6)

1927-02-27

Straightline mark

 

Locy Type SLKp (41x6)

1929-05-01

UNREPORTED postmark. Straightline postmark, courtesy of the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type SL2bs (18x3) (PENN.)

1935-01-30

Straightline marking

 

Locy Type SL2bs (18x3) (PENN.)

1935-01-30

Straightline marking

 

Locy Type SL2l (33x3)

1925-00-00

Note: Date is only a best guess.

 

Locy Type SLP3st (71x3)

1936-12-06

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-09-13

Note: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Other Information

USS PENNSYLVANIA earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Pennsylvania

 

Real photo (date unknown)

 

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