BOSTON CA 69: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS BOSTON CA-69
Commissioned 1 November 1955 - Decommissioned 29 October 1946

Reclassified Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser (CAG) 4 January 1952
USS BOSTON CAG-1
Recommissioned 1 November 1955
USS BOSTON CA-69
Reverted to (CA) 1 May 1968
Decommissioned 5 May 1970

Struck from Naval Register 1 April 1974
Sold 28 March 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

USS Boston CA-69 / CAG-1 Covers Page 1 (1942-1970)

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

Post Office Established 10 June 1943 - Disestablished 5 July 1946

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-04-08

As CA-69

Locy Type
2z*

1943-07-10

As CA-69

Locy Type
9efu

1943-10-28
to
1943-10-30

As CA-69. Mark from back of cover

Post Office Reestablished 18 November 1955 - Disestablished 2 February 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)

1960-08-13

As CAG-1

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (CA,USS)

1969-05-15

As CA-69

Locy Type
7n (C+,CAG)

1958-11-20

As CAG-1

Locy Type
7n (C+,CAG)

1957-08-08
to
1957-08-08

1957 is a best guess. Could be 1959.

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

1963-07-04

As CAG-1. Independence Day, cacheted. USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type (nu) (CA)...Hyphen clearly visible, no periods in USS

Locy Type
9efu

1955-12-17

As CAG-1

Locy Type
9fu

1967-01-24

As CAG-1

Locy Type
LDPS 2t(n+u)

1970-02-02

As CA-69. Last Day Postal Service

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 <td valign="top">
 <ol>Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser<br/>
-Keel Laid June 30 1941 - Launched August 26 1942<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 30 June 1941 - Launched 26 August 1942<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS BOSTON CA-69'''<br/>
-Commissioned November 1 1955 - Decommissioned October 29 1946<br/>
+Commissioned 1 November 1955 - Decommissioned 29 October 1946<br/><br/>
-Reclassified Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser (CAG) January 4 1952<br/><br/>
+Reclassified Guided Missile Heavy Cruiser (CAG) 4 January 1952<br/>
 <li>'''USS BOSTON CAG-1'''<br/>
-Recommissioned November 1 1955<br/><br/>
+Recommissioned 1 November 1955<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS BOSTON CA-69'''<br/>
-Reverted to (CA) May 1 1968<br/>
+Reverted to (CA) 1 May 1968<br/>
-Decommissioned May 5 1970<br/><br/>
+Decommissioned 5 May 1970<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register April 1 1974<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 1 April 1974<br/>
-Sold March 28 1975 for scrap
+Sold 28 March 1975 for scrap
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:BOSTON CAG PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:BOSTON CAG PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS BOSTON CA-69_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-70)</li>
+<li>[[USS BOSTON CA-69_Covers_Page_1 | USS Boston CA-69 / CAG-1 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-1970)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
@@ Line 85: / Line 85: @@
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
 <hr/>
-<h4>Post Office Established June 10 1943 - Disestablished July 5 1946</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established 10 June 1943 - Disestablished 5 July 1946</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 132: / Line 132: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett boston ca69 19431028.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CA-69<br/>
+As CA-69. Mark from back of cover
-Mark from back of cover
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
@@ Line 139: / Line 138: @@
 <!-- Postmarks from 2nd Post Office  Period         -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
-<hr/>
+<br/><hr/>
-<h4>Post Office Reestablished November 18 1955 - Disestablished February 2 1970</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Reestablished 18 November 1955 - Disestablished 2 February 1970</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
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 [[Image:Bunter_Boston_CA_69_19570808_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Notes: 1957 is a best guess. Could be 1959.
+is a best guess. Could be 1959.
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Boston_CAG1_19630704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CAG-1.  Independence Day, cacheted<br/>
+As CAG-1.  Independence Day, cacheted.  USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type (nu) (CA)...Hyphen clearly visible, no periods in USS
-USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type (nu) (CA)...Hyphen clearly visible, no periods in USS
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2t(n+u) Feb 2, 1970
+Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2t(n+u)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -02-02
@@ Line 291: / Line 289: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett boston ca69 19700202.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CA-69<br/>
+As CA-69. Last Day Postal Service
-Last Day Postal Service
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-BOSTON CA-69 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender ceremony<br/><br/>
+USS BOSTON CA-69 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender ceremony<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Post Office Established 10 June 1943 - Disestablished 5 July 1946

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