SAVANNAH CL 42
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.
- USS SAVANNAH CL-42
Commissioned 10 March 1938 - Decommissioned 3 February 1947
Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold 25 January 1966 for scrap
Brooklyn Class Cruiser
Keel Laid 31 May 1934 - Launched 8 May 1937
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- USS Savannah CL-42 Covers Page 1 (1938-1946, 2008)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
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Locy Type |
1934-05-31 |
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Keel Laying, commemorated by USS Antares AG-10
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Locy Type |
1938-03-10 |
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Commissioning, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky
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Locy Type |
1938-03-10 |
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Commissioning, cachet by - Eugene L. Mueller
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Locy Type |
1945-05-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1945-10-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1939-05-24 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1938-04-12 |
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Shakedown Cruise, cachet by - Meyer Tuchinsky.
See Shakedown Cruise booklet at the bottom of the page.
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Locy Type |
1938-04-17 |
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Cachet by Paul Parrish
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Locy Type |
1938-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet by J. O. Jernigan
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Locy Type |
1941-08-20 |
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Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1939-04-09 |
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Duck decal cachet for Easter
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Locy Type Fz |
1942-12-11 |
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Censored, WWII use
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Locy Type |
1946-04-01 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Shakedown Cruise Folder
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Locy Type |
1938-04-12 |
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Shakedown Cruise Folder
USPS Pictorial Postmark
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USPS |
2008-03-10 |
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70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock
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USPS |
2008-03-10 |
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70th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS SAVANNAH earned 3 battle stars for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - Savannah, Georgia, the oldest city in Georgia.
Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name SAVANNAH - USS Savannah (1798 1-gun Galley), USS Savannah (1842 Sailing Frigate), USS Savannah AS-8, USS Savannah CL-42,
USS Savannah AOR-4 and USS Savannah LCS-28.
2 ships of the Confederate Navy bore the name SAVANNAH - CSS Savannah (1861 Gunboat) and CSS Savannah (1863 Ironclad)
The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean was SS SAVANNAH (1819)
The first nuclear-powered merchant ship was NS SAVANNAH (1959-1972)
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