BOSTON CA 69

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.

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser Keel Laid June 30 1941 - Launched August 26 1942 USS BOSTON CA-69 Commissioned November 1 1955 - Decommissioned October 29 1946 Reclassified Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser (CAG) January 4 1952 USS BOSTON CAG-1 Recommissioned November 1 1955 USS BOSTON CA-69 Reverted to (CA) May 1 1968 Decommissioned May 5 1970 Struck from Naval Register April 1 1974 Sold March 28 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-67)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

USPO Machine Boston, Mass

1942-08-26

National Cachet Society Launching Cachet

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1st Commissioning June 30 1943 to October 29 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-07

As CA-69

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-11-09

As CA-69
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1943-10-27 to 1943-10-29

As CA-69
Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning November 1 1955 to May 5 1970

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-45b

1967-01-24

As CAG-1

 

Locy Type 2r

1964-03-07

As CAG-1

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-03-23

As CAG-1

 

Locy Type 7n (C+,CAG)

1958-11-20

As CAG-1

 

Locy Type 7n (C+,CAG)

1957-08-08 to 1957-08-08

Notes: 1957 is a best guess. Could be 1959.

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u)(USS,CAG)

1963-07-04

As CAG-1. Independence Day, cacheted.

 

Locy Type 9fu

1967-01-24

As CAG-1

 

Other Information

BOSTON CA-69 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

 

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