ARIZONA BB 39

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.

Pennsylvania Class Battleship
Keel Laid March 16 1914 - Launched June 19 1915
 
1. USS ARIZONA BB-39
   Commissioned October 17 1916
   SUNK (High-Level Bombs) December 7 1941
   1177 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 1 1942
   A memorial was commissioned over the hulk on Memorial Day 1962

 

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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

1. Covers Page 1    (1917-01-08 to 1919-05-01)
2. Covers Page 2    (1919-05-11 to 1929-12-03)
3. Covers Page 3    (1930-05-01 to 1933-12-25)
4. Covers Page 4    (1934-02-24 to 1935-05-30)
5. Covers Page 5    (1935-07-04 to 1935-10-27)
6. Covers Page 6    (1935-11-11 to 1936-06-17)
7. Covers Page 7    (1936-07-04 to 1937-02-22)
8. Covers Page 8    (1937-03-17 to 1937-11-25)
9. Covers Page 9    (1937-12-25 to 1938-04-22)
10. Covers Page 10    (1938-05-16 to 1940-04-28)
11. Covers Page 11    (1940-07-04 to 1941-12-02)
12. Covers Page 12    (1942 - present)

 

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.

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	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

Locy Type 1z

1918-02-14 to 1919-03-05

Dial on this example is 32 millimeters (circular). By as early as July 1918 the width is elongated to 34mm and it gets worse after that.
 

Locy Type 3 1916

1917-01-08 to 1917-02-05

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 3 1916 "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1919-07-02 to 1920-01-15

Dial on this example is 32.5 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 3 1916 "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1919-07-02 to 1920-01-15

Dial on this example is 32.5 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 3 1921

1921-04-17

Note:
 

Locy Type 3 1925

1925-02-24 to 1926-05-03

Dial on this example is 32 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "NAVY DAY / LONG BEACH"

1932-10-27 to 1935-10-17

Dial on this example is 33.5 x 34 millimeters (w x h). Need a better example that better shows the killer bar mold lines (BBT).
 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "FIRST,TIME / CANCEL,USED"

1935-10-27 to 1941-04-30

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 3b (AC-OOX)

1917-05-06 to 1920-09-06

Difficult to get good dial measurements due to severe smudging on all examples. Estimate is 33 to 34 x 34 to 35 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 3s

1921-01-16 to 1922-01-24

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular). It is difficult to make out the serif lettering but look at the bottom of the Z in ARIZONA for the characteristic flag.
 

Locy Type 3s

1922-02-25 to 1922-02-25

Dial on this example is 33 millimeters (circular). Note the location of the killer bars in relation to the lettering inside the dial. The placement is different than the 3s postmark from 1921-01-16.
 

Locy Type 6

1928-04-13 to 1940-04-13

Dial on this example is 15 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 6 (At Sea)

1934-08-23 to 1940-04-25

Dial on this example is 15 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 6ep(2)

1941-01-07 to 1941-07-23

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 6ep(2) "AT SEA"

1941-03-31 to 1941-10-19

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 7

1923-04-26

Dial on this example is 11.5 x 12 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 7qt(2)

1935-05-15 to 1941-05-26

Dial on this example is 10.5 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46b

1927-03-02 to 1928-02-13

Dial on this example is 29 x 29.5 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46c

1934-04-09

Dial on this example is 29.5 x 28.5 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46d

1937-07-20 to 1938-02-22

Dial on this example is 30 millimeters (circular).
 

Locy Type 9vz

1919-02-03

Dial on this example is 29 x 30 millimeters (w x h). Looks like a comma after "NAVY" but with only one example, it is not possible to tell if it is a period, comma, or just a smudge.

 

Locy Type 9w

1918-07-19

N/A

Note: Cut Square. R-3 Scarcity rate

 

Locy Type 9w

1919-12-19

Notes:
 

Locy Type 9w

1931-01-20

Dial on this example is 28 x 29 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 9x

1931-01-20

Dial on this example is 28 x 29 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type 9x

1938-12-25

Dial on this example is 30 x 29 millimeters (w x h).
 

Locy Type F "AT / SEA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46

1927-02-15 to 1928-04-13

This postmark matches USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration Code A-46
 

Locy Type F "USS / DOWNES / LAUNCHED" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46a

1936-04-22 to 1937-07-04

This postmark matches USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration Code A-46a
Launching of USS DOWNES DD-375 another casualty of Pearl Harbor
 

Locy Type F "AT EM'S / TWENTIETH / BIRTHDAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-46a

1936-04-22 to 1937-07-04

This postmark matches USCS Postmark Catalog Illustration Code A-46a
 

Locy Type FAKE "SAN PEDRO / CALIF." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-06-19

Dial on this example is 33 x 32 millimeters (w x h).

 

Other Information

ARIZONA earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Arizona

 

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