MISSISSIPPI EAG 128
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.
- New Mexico Class Battleship
- USS MISSISSIPPI Battleship No. 41
Commissioned December 18 1917
- USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41
Designated (BB) July 17 1920
- USS MISSISSIPPI AG-128
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) February 15 1946
- USS MISSISSIPPI EAG-128
Reclassified Experimental Miscellaneous Auxiliary (EAG) 1955
Decommissioned September 17 1956
Struck from Naval Register July 30 1956
Sold November 28 1956 to the Bethlehem Steel Co. for scrap
Keel Laid April 5 1915 - Launched January 25 1917
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.
- BB-41 Covers Page 1 (1918-46)
- AG-128 Covers Page 1 (1946-53)
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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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1924-12-05 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1946-05-14 |
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As AG-128. Still using Type BB device
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Locy Type |
1948-01-30 |
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As AG-128
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Locy Type |
1956-07-31 |
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As EAG-128, rubber stamp cachet.
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Locy Type |
1950-03-02 |
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As AG-128
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Locy Type |
1930-09-13 |
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As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1935-04-29 |
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As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1935-08-20 |
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As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1935-11-10 |
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As BB-41. Marine Detachment. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type |
1936-10-12 |
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As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John
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Locy Type |
1936-07-12 |
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As BB-41. "AT SEA" looks like it was typed in manually.
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Locy Type |
1936-01-27 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1939-11-14 |
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As BB-41. Surrender of Tampico, Mexico, Cachetmaker - Charles W. Inglee
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Locy Type |
1941-01-13 |
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Keel Laying of USS Laffey DD-459, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1927-01-10 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1938-07-24 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1918-06-15 |
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As BB-41
Censored wartime (WWI) use - Killers blacked out
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Locy Type |
1938-07-24 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1933-02-28 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1919-08-03 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1938-01-23 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1948-10-27 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1941-08-26 |
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As BB-41. Cachet by Leonard Rogers
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Locy Type |
1941-10-20 |
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As BB-41. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge
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Locy Type |
1942-03-04 |
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As BB-41. Censored. Cachet by Leonard Rogers
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Locy Type |
1953-08-24 |
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As AG-128
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Locy Type |
1935-08-20 |
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As BB-41. Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1939-12-29 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1935-09-23 |
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As BB-41. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1939-12-29 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1939-12-29 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1935-09-23 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type F |
1919-03-29 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type F |
1945-10-27 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1938-07-24 |
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As BB-41
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Locy Type |
1946-01-30 |
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Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)
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Locy Type |
1946-04-10 |
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Note: "Fake cancels exist from this ship in 1946. The T-3 dated Apr 10, 1946 with "ANCS/1935-1946" is definitely a fake. The T-3 with other 1946 dates may be fakes. The 2(n) with a slightly flattened bottom and side of the dial may also be a forgery." {USCS Postmark Catalog} Cover & Postmark created by Glenn W. Dye (Grey Cover Service)
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Time Dater |
1936-10-12 |
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As BB-41. Columbus Day, cachet by Byrd L. Powell and Raymond St. John
Other Information
MISSISSIPPI received eight battle stars for World War II service
MISSISSIPPI BB-41 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Mississippi.
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (Screw Steamer 1841), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41 and USS Mississippi SSN-782.
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