MARYLAND BB 46

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.

Colorado Class Battleship
Keel Laid 24 April 1917 - Launched 20 February 1920


1. USS MARYLAND BB-46
Commissioned 21 July 1921 - Decommissioned 3 April 1947

Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold 15 July 1959 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Maryland BB-46 Cover Page 1    (1924-1946)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-05-07

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1940-05-08

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Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1940-11-28

Christmas Greetings from the USCS Insiders Chapter No. 55, USCS
US 884 - 1¢ Famous American Artist Gilbert Charles Stuart - Issued Sept. 5 despite the "First Day Issue" in the cachet.

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-10-30

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Locy Type 5hk

1931-12-25

Christmas Day 1931

 

Locy Type 5hk "SAN PEDRO / CALIFORNIA"

1934-12-25

Christmas Day 1934

 

Locy Type 5hk

1933-02-14

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Locy Type 5hk

1933-02-22

Notes:

 

Locy Type 5hk

1931-10-02

Notes: The serif is clear in "U.S.S." but much more subtle in the letters of "MARYLAND"

 

Locy Type 5s "LA UNION / SANSALVADOR"

1928-11-26

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Locy Type 6

1940-02-26

Multiple cancels on cover

 

Locy Type 7t

1929-03-11

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Locy Type 7t

1929-07-03

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Locy Type 7t

1932-11-23

Notes: The day and year are uncertain. 1932 seems reasonable for the year. The first digit of the day is "2" and the second digit looks closest to a "3".

 

Locy Type 7qt(2)

1933-07-18

Welcome to Seattle Washington, sponsored by Junior Philatelic Society

 

Locy Type 7qt(2)

1934-10-12

Columbus Day 1934

 

Locy Type 7qt(2)

1946-03-20

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Locy Type 7qtz(2)

1942-11-24

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9

1929-05-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v 1929

1929-01-17

Registered, Official Business cut-square

 

Locy Type 9v 1929

1929-08-19

Registered, Official Business cut-square

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-11-28

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9efw

1940-02-26

Multiple cancels on cover

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-11-28

Notes:

 

Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration M-15

1935-10-12

Columbus Day 1935

 

Locy Type P "VICTORY / TACOMA, WASH. / NAVY DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-15a

1945-10-27

Provisional cancel
Navy Day 1945

 

Other Information

USS MARYLAND earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

USS MARYLAND was at Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Maryland.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MARYLAND - USS Maryland (Sloop 1799), USS Maryland ACR-8, USS Maryland BB-46 and USS Maryland SSBN-738.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. E. Brooke Lee, wife of the Comptroller of the State of Maryland and daughter-in-law of Blair Lee, U.S. Senator from Maryland.

 

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