MISSOULA CA 13

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.

North Carolina Class Armored Cruiser Keel Laid 29 April 1905 - Launched 15 December 1906 USS MONTANA Armored Cruiser No. 13 Commissioned 21 July 1908 Placed In Reserve for overhaul 26 July 1911 Returned to service 11 November 1912 USS MISSOULA Cruiser No. 13 Redesignated (Cruiser, ex Armored) 7 June 1920 and renamed Decommissioned 2 February 1921 Struck from Naval Register 15 July 1930 Sold 29 September 1930 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Montana Armored Cruiser No. 13 Covers Page 1    (1909-1918)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 1 (C+)

1909-07-12

NMC Proof Card. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 1a

1910-08-17

Picture postcard of "Schooner Head, Mount Desert, Maine"

 

Locy Type 1ay (C+) ("RECD")

1909-06-11

NMC Proof Card. From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-09-25

Censored Official Business, WWI use

 

Locy Type 1z

1919-06-05

WWI "Safe and Sound" postcard. From the Bob Reisinger collection.

 

Locy Type 2 (AC)

1912-09-24

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1913)

1913-12-22

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (A) (1916)

1916-12-08

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1914-03-05

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type F (C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-106

1911-02-26

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Other Information

USS MONTANA earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp during her Naval career.

MONTANA

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Montana

The ships sponsor was Miss Minnie Conrad.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MONTANA - USS Montana Armored Cruiser No. 13, USS Montana BB-51 (Keel laid 1 Sept 1920, construction canceled 8 Feb 1922), USS Montana BB-67 (Construction canceled 21 July 1943 before her keel was laid0 and USS Montana SSN-794

MISSOULA

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Missoula, Montana

 

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