COLORADO BB 45

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.

Colorado Class Battleship
Keel Laid May 29 1919 - Launched March 22 1921


1. USS COLORADO BB-45
   Commissioned August 30 1923 - Decommissioned January 7 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Scrapped 1959

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Colorado BB-45 Covers Page 1    (1924-46)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established September 7 1923 - Disestablished July 20 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16029)

1945-09-02

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1924-02-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "ELEVENTH / ANNIVERSARY"

1934-08-30

11th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1934-11-29

Cachet by Elton O. Clem

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY PSNY"

1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Douglas C. & Harry F. Wentz

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "SAN PEDRO / CALIF."

1938-10-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-12-14

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 6

1935-04-21

Cachet by Herbert Dobb

 

Locy Type 6 ("AT SEA")

1931-07-07

Notes:

 

Locy Type 6 ("CARIBBEAN SEA")

1934-05-10

Note: "CARIBBEAN SEA" was added separately. "298 covers were produced with this marking, USCS Postmark Catalog". Cachet by R. L. Razzette

 

Locy Type 7dr

1936-03-06

Cachet by John Coulthard

 

Locy Type 7dr

1945-11-22

Thanksgiving

 

Locy Type 7dr

1936-08-30

Notes:

 

Locy Type 7drz

c1943

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 9v(C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-58

1928-02-02 to 1928-02-07

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v(C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-58b

1937-11-19

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v(C) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-58c

1945-06-01

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1939-04-29

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-04-29

Note:

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z-4

1943-12-07

Note:

 

Locy Type PPO (mute oval with diagonal lines)

1928-02-02 to 1928-02-07

Note:

 

Locy Type SLKbs (50x3.5)

1938-07-26

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Jun 20, 1946

1946-06-20

Cacheted

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n) Jun 20, 1946

1946-06-20

Cachet by Glenn W. Dye

 

Other Information

USS COLORADO earned 7 Battle Stars for her WWII service

USS COLORADO BB-45 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for the 38th state, COLORADO.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name COLORADO - USS Colorado (1858-1876)(three-masted steam screw frigate), USS Colorado ACR-7, USS Colorado BB-45
and USS Colorado SSN-788.

 

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