BREMERTON CA 130

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.

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser
Keel Laid February 1 1943 - Launched July 2 1944


1. USS BREMERTON CA-130
   Commissioned April 29 1945 - Decommissioned April 9 1948
   Recommissioned November 23 1951 - Decommissioned July 29 1960
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 1 1973
   Sold October 1973 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-55)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning April 29 1945 to April 9 1948

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-10-27

Navy Day, Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-10-27

Navy Day, Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-07-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-23

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-27

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-07-14

Note:

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2nd Commissioning November 23 1951 to July 29 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-12-04

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-91

1952-02-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-91a

1953-12-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-91d

1953-10-20

Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle. New postmark recorded 11 Oct 2018, from the Bob Govern collection. See below for illustrative differences of B-91, B-91a and B-91d.

 

Locy Type 2p

1955-01-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-91b

1954-01-05

Note:

 

Other Information

BREMERTON earned 2 Battle Stars (Korea)

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Bremerton, Washington

 

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