VIRGINIA BB 13
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.
Keel Laid May 21 1902 - Launched April 6 1904 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1909-17,2006)
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.
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Locy Type 1 |
1909-12-11 |
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Picture postcard Charleston SC
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Locy Type 1 |
1911-05-13 |
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Picture postcard Soldier's Monument, Yorktown, VA
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Locy Type |
1914-03-21 |
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Real-Photo Picture postcard - Bullfight. "The last of a bull - showing dagger in his neck".
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Locy Type |
1916-01-25 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1917-08-30 |
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Censored wartime (WWI) use
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Pictorial |
2006-05-07 |
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100th Anniversary, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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USPS Pictorial |
2006-05-07 |
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100th Anniversary on the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Virginia
Ten US Navy ships have been named VIRGINIA.
USS Virginia (28-gun sailing frigate 1776) - USS Virginia (14-gun revenue cutter 1797)
USS Virginia (74-gun ship of the line 1818 never launched) - USS Virginia (captured Spanish blockade runner 1863)
USS Virginia BB-13 - USS Virginia (WWI yacht SP-274) - USS Virginia (WWI motorboat SP-746)
USS Virginia (WWI two-masted auxiliary schooner SP-1965) - USS Virginia CGN-38 - USS Virginia SSN-774
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