OKLAHOMA BB 37

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.

Nevada Class Battleship
Keel Laid October 26 1912 - Launched March 23 1914


1. USS OKLAHOMA Battleship No. 37
   Comissioned May 2 1916
   
   
2. USS OKLAHOMA BB 37
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   SUNK (Aerial Torpedoes) December 7 1941 at Pearl Harbor Hawaii
   415 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
   Hulk raised 1943
   Decommissioned September 1 1944
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 1 1944
   Hulk sank while under tow to breakers May 17 1947
   

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1917-36)
2. Covers Page 2    (1937-44)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

Locy Type 1u

1921-01-03

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Locy Type 1z

1918-06-15

Censored wartime (WWI) use
 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1917-09-08

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7b

1934-12-04

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) "PEARL / HARBOR T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7c

1935-05-29

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) "FLEET WEEK / SEATTLE WN." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7c

1935-08-03

Note: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) "PEARL / HARBOR T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7c

1935-05-28

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Locy Type 3 (BC-BBB) "BREMERTON / NAVY YARD" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7c

1935-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Barney Ingram, sponsored by the Bremerton Stamp Society

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7d

1937-02-22

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7d

1938-04-12

Hawai'i Visit, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "PALMA / SPAIN"

1936-08-20

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7e

1937-01-12

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "GOTEBORG / SWEDEN" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7e

1936-07-03

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "BREMERTON / WASH," USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7f

1939-07-04

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7g

1941-07-23

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7g

1941-07-23

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Locy Type 3s

1927-07-04

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Locy Type 3s (A) "PONCE / PORTO RICO"

1930-04-07

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Locy Type 3s (A) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1930-11-04

Official Business

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1932-04-26

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Locy Type 3s (AC) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF"

1922-05-20

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Locy Type 5s (C)

1929-09-05

Note: Cachet is an add-on.
 

Locy Type 6

1928-05-26

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Locy Type 6 (Time Inverted)

1928-05-26

Note: Incoming First Day Cover (Sc. 645) to Dr. Francis Locy
Bruce D. Liddell collection
 

Locy Type 7

1939-02-19

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Locy Type 7

1937-05-30

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Locy Type 9 with bars

1925-11-16

Note: The postmark year is unreadable. 1925 is a guess.
 

Locy Type 9

1937-06-22

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Locy Type 9v 1927

1927-09-19

On cut piece
 

Locy Type 9v 1936

1937-01-12

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Locy Type 9w

1937-06-21

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Locy Type 9efw

1937-06-28

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Locy Type 9x

1937-06-28

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7a

1917-06-22

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-7h

1917-04-17

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Locy Type 2z Locy Type PPO FLEET AIR BASE / HAWAII

1944-02-12

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Ship refloated

 

USPS Pictorial

2001-12-07

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Other Information

OKLAHOMA earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Oklahoma

 

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