SAVANNAH CL 42

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.

Brooklyn Class Cruiser
Keel Laid on May 31 1934 - Launched May 8 1937


1. USS SAVANNAH CL-42
   Commissioned March 10 1938 - Decommissioned February 3 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Sold January 25 1966 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1938-46,2008)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BOO) "KEEL-LAID / SAVANNAH"

1934-05-31

Keel Laying, commemorated by USS Antares AG-10

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1938-03-10

Commissioning, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1938-03-10

Commissioning, cachet by - Eugene L. Mueller

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16153)

1945-10-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NORFOLK / VA."

1939-05-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "LEAVING / PHILA. PA"

1938-04-12

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky.
See Shakedown Cruise booklet at the bottom of the page.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "EASTER,SUN / NORFOLK,VA"

1938-04-17

Cachet by Paul Parrish

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB) "AT / SEA"

1938-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by J. O. Jernigan

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1941-08-20

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 6dep

1939-04-09

Duck decal cachet for Easter

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-28b

1942-12-11

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type LDPS P "LAST / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-28c

1946-04-01

Last Day Postal Service

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USPS Pictorial "70th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Savannah GA

2008-03-10

70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock

 

USPS Pictorial "70th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Savannah GA

2008-03-10

No Image

70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTB)

1938-04-12

Shakedown Cruise Folder

 

Other Information

SAVANNAH received 3 battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Savannah, Georgia.

Five ships of the US Navy have been named USS SAVANNAH - USS Savannah (1-gun galley, 1799), USS Savannah (Sailing frigate, 1842), USS Savannah AS-8, USS Savannah CL-42 and USS Savannah AOR-4

 

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