MISSISSIPPI EAG 128

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 Mexico Class Battleship
Keel Laid April 5 1915 - Launched January 25 1917


1. USS MISSISSIPPI Battleship No. 41
   Commissioned December 18 1917
   
   
2. USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS MISSISSIPPI AG-128
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) February 15 1946
   
   
4. USS MISSISSIPPI EAG-128
   Reclassified Experimental Miscellaneous Auxiliary (EAG) 1955
   Decommissioned September 17 1956
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 30 1956
   Sold November 28 1956 to the Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. BB-41 Covers Page 1    (1918-46)
2. AG-128 Covers Page 1    (1946-53)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n) (BB)

1946-05-14

As AG-128. Still using Type BB device

 

Locy Type 2(n) (AG)

1948-01-30

As AG-128

 

Locy Type 2(n) (EAG)

1956-07-31

As EAG-128, rubber stamp cachet.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1930-09-13

As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) 1935 "MANEUVERS / BEGIN"

1935-04-29

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) "DRY DOCK / N. YD. P. S."

1935-08-20

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) "150 ANNIV. / U.S.M.C."

1935-11-10

As BB-41. Marine Detachment. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1936-10-12

As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB, AT SEA)

1936-07-12

As BB-41. "AT SEA" looks like it was typed in manually.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB, AT SEA)

1936-01-27

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "HONORING / OLD MISSY"

1939-11-14

As BB-41. Surrender of Tampico, Mexico, Cachetmaker - Charles W. Inglee

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-01-13

Keel Laying of USS Laffey DD-459, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3ef USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-34b

1927-01-10

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "BREMERTON / WASH."

1938-07-24

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 3rz

1918-06-15

As BB-41
Censored wartime (WWI) use - Killers blacked out

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1938-07-24

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 6

1933-02-28

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 7 (1919-21)

1919-08-03

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 7 (1936-41)

1938-01-23

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 7dri USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-34c

1948-10-27

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 7rz

1941-08-26

As BB-41. Cachet by Leonard Rogers

 

Locy Type 7rz

1941-10-20

As BB-41. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type 7rz

1942-03-04

As BB-41. Censored. Cachet by Leonard Rogers

 

Locy Type 7r

1953-08-24

As AG-128

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-34d

1935-08-20

As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-34e

1939-12-29

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 9efw 1935

1935-09-23

As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9efw (1938-39)

1939-12-29

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-12-29

As BB-41

 

Locy Type 9px

1935-09-23

As BB-41

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-34f

1919-03-29

As BB-41

 

Locy Type SLKts (45x3)

1938-07-24

As BB-41

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Locy Type FAKE

1946-01-30

Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)

 

Locy Type FAKE

1946-04-10

Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)

 

Time Dater Used As Postmark

1936-10-12

As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John

 

Other Information

MISSISSIPPI received eight battle stars for World War II service

MISSISSIPPI BB-41 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Mississippi.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (Screw Steamer 1841), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41 and USS Mississippi SSN-782.

 

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