NEW JERSEY BB 62

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.

Iowa Class Battleship Keel Laid September 16 1940 - Launched December 7 1942 USS NEW JERSEY BB-62 Commissioned May 23 1943 - Decommissioned May 30 1948 Recommissioned November 21 1950 - Decommissioned August 21 1957 Recommissioned April 6 1968 - Decommissioned December 17 1969 Recommissioned December 28 1982 - Decommissioned February 9 1991 Struck from Naval Register January 12 1995 Reinstated on Naval Register in reserve February 12 1998 Stricken for preservation in New Jersey January 4 1999 Dedicated as a Museum Ship October 15 2001

Naval Covers

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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.

1. USS New Jersey BB-62 Pictorial & Museum Ship Postmarks     (1991-2009)
2. USS New Jersey BB-62 Covers Page 1    (1943-1974)
3. USS New Jersey BB-62 Covers Page 2    (1975-2009)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 23 1943 to May 28 1948

 

Locy Type FDC 2z* (unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back

 

Locy Type FDC 9efu (unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back

 

Locy Type FDC SL (unlisted)

1943-05-23

First Day of Commissioning, Censored. "DUSNIP" on back

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-08-06

Cachet by Arthur A. Christensen

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1947-11-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-11

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1943-10-12 to 1943-10-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-8e

1946-10-27

Possible fake marking as USS PROVIDENCE CL-82 mark is fake

 

Locy Type Pz "TOKYO / BAY / JAPAN" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-8c

1945-12-02

Tokyo Bay Strike

 

Locy Type LDPS 2tnu

1948-05-28

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by Cachet Correspondence Club (CCC)

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2nd Commissioning November 21 1950 to August 21 1957

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 USCS Catalog Illustration N-8a

1950-12-06

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Catalog Illustration N-8a

1951-03-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Catalog Illustration N-8a

1951-10-12

Columbus Day

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Catalog Illustration N-8b

1954-10-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 7

1952-05-10

Cachet states "First Day of Use Machine Cancel"

 

Locy Type 9efu

1953-06-07

Photo cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

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3rd Commissioning April 6 1968 to December 17 1969

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n+)

1968-04-06

Cacheted, First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-05-06

Add-on cachet by Louis C. Bakula

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-09-10

Port visit to Hawaii, enroute to Vietnam. Cachet by Harold H. Y. Chang

 

Locy Type 7t(n+)y (96601)

1969-10-15

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1969-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service, official ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type LDPS 7t(n+)y

1969-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service, official ship's cachet.

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4th Commissioning December 28 1982 to February 8 1991

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n) (USS,USN)

1982-12-28

First Day of 4th Commissioning, rubber stamp cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS,USN)

1983-07-04

Independence Day, ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS,USN) USS Iowa BB-61 USS Missouri BB-63 USS New Jersey BB-62

1984-06-13

Unique 3 Battleship cover, created by Tom Armstrong

 

Locy Type 2-1n (USS,USN)

1987-09-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USS,USN)

1991-01-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1989-08-03

Note:

 

Locy Type Meter OFR1 (#520055) ZIP 96688

1990-07-31 to 1990-07-31

Notes:

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1n

1991-02-28

Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(nu)

1991-02-28

Unlisted as Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1991-02-08

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

NEW JERSEY earned the Navy Unit Commendation for Vietnam service, nine battle stars for World War II, four for the Korean conflict, and two for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of New Jersey

 

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