DETROIT CL 8
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.
- Omaha Class Scout Cruiser
- USS DETROIT CL-8
Commissioned July 31 1923 - Decommissioned January 11 1946
Sold February 27 1946 for scrap
Ordered as Scout Cruiser CS-8
Reclassified Light Cruiser (CL) June 17 1920
Keel Laid November 10 1920 - Launched June 29 1922
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- USS Detroit CL-8 Covers Page 1 (1924-46)
Postmarks
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existing example.
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Post office established December 3 1923 - Disestablished January 9 1946
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1944-11-19 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1924-11-16 |
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Note:
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1935-09-13 |
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Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
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1935-10-28 |
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Navy Day 1935
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1937-07-31 |
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Note:
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1927-10-15 |
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1940-05-01 |
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1941-03-09 |
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1928-11-23 |
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1933-03-30 |
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Bruce D. Liddell collection
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1934-09-26 |
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1943-03-28 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1936-08-06 |
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Fleet Week Portland Rose Festival. Cachet sponsored by the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS
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1941-02-20 |
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1941-11-26 |
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Cover struck on day Japanese Fleet sailed for Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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1926-11-10
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Mark from back of cover
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1940-05-01 |
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1940-05-01 |
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1940-05-01 |
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-02 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use at Tokyo Bay
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Locy Type P |
1935-07-07 |
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Cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type P |
1934-10-27 |
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Destroyers Battle Force
Navy Day 1934
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Locy Type P |
1934-10-27 |
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Destroyers Battle Force
Navy Day 1934
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Locy Type P |
1934-10-27 |
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Destroyers Battle Force
Navy Day 1934
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1946-01-10 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
DETROIT earned 6 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
DETROIT CL-8 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Detroit, Michigan
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