PORTLAND CA 33

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.

Portland Class Cruiser
Keel Laid as Light Cruiser (CL) 17 February 1930
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) 1 July 1931
Launched 21 May 1932


1. USS PORTLAND CA-33
Commissioned 23 February 1933 - Decommissioned 12 July 1946

Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold 6 October 1959 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Portland CA-33 Covers Page 1    (1933-1945,2008)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established 23 February 1933 - Disestablished 3 June 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (B-BTT) "FIRST DAY / P.O. SERVICE"

1933-03-29

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n) (Oct 27, 1945)

1945-10-27

"Victory" cancel

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-09

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Locy Type 2z

1943-12-23

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15960)

1945-10-17

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Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "BREMERTON / WASHINGTON"

1933-07-13

R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1935-05-25

Fleet Maneuvers, cachet by Harry E. Whitlatch

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "Long Beach / *Calif.*"

1936-12-25

Christmas, cachet by O. A. Farabee ANCS #210 and Frank P. Hollis ANCS #409

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "LONG BEACH / CALIF."

1939-07-13

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Locy Type 9v (1938)

1939-07-13

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Locy Type 9v (1940)

1945-08-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-76b (1938)

1939-07-13

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Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-76c (1940)

1940-02-05

Favor strike on stamp block

 

Locy Type 9x USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-76 (1938-1939)

1939-07-13

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-76e

1945-10-27

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-76d (1942-1943)

1943-08-04

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "75th Anniversary of Commissioning Station" Portland OR

2008-02-23

75th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS PORTLAND earned the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal w/Fleet Clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 16 Battle Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Portland, Maine.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ralph D. Brooks of Portland.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PORTLAND - USS Portland CA-33 (named for Portland ME), USS Portland LSD-37 (named for Portland ME & Portland OR) and USS Portland LPD-27 (named for Portland OR).

 

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