PITTSBURGH CA 72

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.

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser Keel Laid February 3 1943 as ALBANY Renamed during construction Launched February 22 1944 USS PITTSBURG CA-72 Commissioned October 10 1944 - Decommissioned March 7 1947 Recommissioned September 25 1951 - Decommissioned August 28 1956 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1973 Sold July 22 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-51)

 

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.

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Quincy MA

1944-02-22

No Image

Launching

 

Quincy MA Machine

1944-02-22

Launching

 

Quincy MA Machine

1944-02-22

Launching

 

Quincy MA Machine

1944-02-22

Launching
ANCS Pittsburgh Crew Cachet

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1st Commissioning October 10 1944 to March 7 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-11

Armistice Day, cacheted.

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-20

Note:

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2nd Commissioning September 25 1951 to August 28 1956

 

Locy Type 2

1951-11-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 2

1954-08-24

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Other Information

PITTSBURGH received 2 battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name PITTSBURGH - USS Pittsburgh (1861 Ironclad Gunboat), USS Pittsburgh CA-4, USS Pittsburgh CA-72, USS Pittsburgh SSN-720 and USS Pittsburgh LPD-31.

 

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