NEW ORLEANS CA 32

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.

New Orleans Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid as Light Cruiser (CL) 14 March 1931
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
Launched 12 April 1933


1. USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32
Commissioned 15 February 1934 - Decommissioned 10 February 1947

Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold 22 September 1959 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS New Orleans CA-32 Covers Page 1    (1933-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (B-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1934-02-15

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-19

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Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "WASHINGTON / BIRTHDAY"

1934-02-22

Washington's Birthday 1934

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "PRESIDENTS / CONVOY"

1934-07-12

President's Convoy

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Daniel Puglis

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by HUX, sponsored by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "MERRY / 19+XMAS+34"

1934-12-25

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PEARL HARBOR / T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-12

1940-07-01

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) Variation of USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-12a (no AM/PM in dial)

1941-12-04

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Locy Type 7

1941-04-12

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Locy Type 7

1941-04-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 7z

1943-09-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1934-02-19

Registered mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

USS NEW ORLEANS earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy China Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 17 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy World War II Occupation Medal w/ ASIA Clasp during her Naval career.

USS NEW ORLEANS was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of New Orleans, LA.

The ships sponsor was Miss Cora S. Jahncke, daughter of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Ernest L Jahncke.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEW ORLEANS - USS New Orleans (1815 Ship-of-the-Line, never completed), USS New Orleans CL-22 ), USS New Orleans CA-32, USS New Orleans LPH-11 and USS New Orleans LPD-18.

One ship of the Confederate Navy was named NEW ORLEANS - CSS New Orleans (1861 Floating Battery).

 

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