WASHINGTON BB 56
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.
- North Carolina Class Battleship
- USS WASHINGTON BB-56
Commissioned May 15 1941 - Decommissioned June 27 1947
Stricken June 1 1960
Sold June 1 1961 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid June 14 1938 - Launched June 1 1940
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1938-06-14 |
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No Image |
Keel Laying, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1940-06-01 |
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Launching
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Locy Type |
1940-06-01 |
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Buchwald Launching Cachet
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Letter |
1940-06-01 |
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No Image |
Enclosure from USS RHIND Launching Cover above
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USPO Slogan |
1940-06-01 |
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No Image |
Launching, cachet by Lloyd A. Nace and T. M. Holcombe
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Locy Type |
1941-05-15 |
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Cachet by Jacques Minkus
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Locy Type |
1941-05-15 |
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Cachet by Walter Czubay
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Locy Type |
1941-05-15 |
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Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1946-03-18 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
1941-12-07 |
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Cachet by Luwig W. Staehle and John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2 ,USCS
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Locy Type |
1941-00-26 |
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Censored sailor's mail
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Locy Type |
1946-05-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1941-05-31 |
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Note:
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Locy Type Fz |
1945-08-15 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day, recycled First Day Cover cachet.
Other Information
WASHINGTON earned 13 battle stars during World War II in operations that had carried her from the Arctic Circle to the western Pacific
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Washington
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