LUZON PR 7

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.

Shallow-Draft River Gunboat Keel Laid 20 November 1926 - Launched 12 September 1927 USS LUZON PG-47 Commissioned Gunboat (PG) 1 June 1928 USS LUZON PR-7 Reclassified River Gunboat (PR) 15 June 1928 Scuttled 6 May 1942 in Manila Bay to prevent capture Struck from Naval Register 8 May 1942 IJNS KARATSU Salvaged by Imperial Japanese Navy and renamed SUNK 3 March 1944 by USS Narwhal SS-167

Naval Covers

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1. USS Luzon PR-7 Covers Page 1    (1929-1941)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "HANKOW / CHINA"

1933-09-30

As PR-7. Sailor Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "HANKOW / CHINA"

1936-11-11

As PR-7

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB)

1941-11-24

As PR-7

 

Locy Type 5s "SHANGHAI / CHINA"

1932-04-13

As PR-7

 

Locy Type SL

1933-09-30

As PR-7. Sailor Mail, postage due.

 

Locy Type SLbs (51x4.5)

1933-10-29

As PR-7. Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson.

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3b

1941-09-12

As PR-7. Cachet by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop).

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Flagship of the Yangtze River Patrol - 1 June 1928 to December 1938

 

Locy Type 6efgi "YANGTZE PATROL BR."

1934-12-01

Yangtze Patrol Br. was operated on USS LUZON

 

Other Information

USS LUZON earned 1 Battle Star for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - The chief island in the northern Philippines

 

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