HURON CA 9
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.
- Pennsylvania Class Armored Cruiser
- USS SOUTH DAKOTA Armored Cruiser No. 9 (ACR-9)
Commissioned January 27 1908
- USS HURON ACR-9
Renamed June 7 1920
- USS HURON CA-9
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 17 1927
Stricken from Naval Registry November 15 1929
Sold February 11 1930 for scrap
Keel Laid September 30 1902 - Launched July 21 1904
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).
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- South Dakota Covers Page 1 (1909-15)
- Huron Covers Page 1 (1927)
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 |
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1910-03-03 |
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As SOUTH DAKOTA ACR-9
Picture postcard from San Francisco, CA
Bruce D. Liddell collection
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Locy Type |
1910-03-03 |
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Picture postcard from San Francisco, CA
Bruce D. Liddell collection
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Locy Type |
1915-02-04 |
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Note:
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Unused |
1919-12-06 |
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Picture postcard captioned:
"The Knights of Columbus Excursion to the great Daibutsu at Kamakura Japan. Dec. 6-1919.
In Compliment to the U.S.S. South Dakota."
Greg Ciesielski collection
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Unused |
1919-12-06 |
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Picture postcard captioned:
"The Knights of Columbus Excursion to the great Daibutsu at Kamakura Japan. Dec. 6-1919.
In Compliment to the U.S.S. South Dakota."
Greg Ciesielski collection
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Locy Type |
1927-02-12 |
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As HURON CA-9
Postmarked on reverse with a Honolulu, HI duplex dated 02/14/1927
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Locy Type |
1923-03-02 |
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As HURON CA-9
Other Information
NAMESAKE -
SOUTH DAKOTA - Named for The State of South Dakota
HURON - Named for the city of Huron, South Dakota
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