BIRMINGHAM CL 2
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.
- Chester Class Scout Cruiser
- USS BIRMINGHAM Scout Cruiser 2
Commissioned April 11 1908 - Decommissioned June 30 1911
Recommissioned December 15 1911 - Decommissioned April 20 1912
Recommissioned May 19 1912 - Decommissioned July 11 1912
Recommissioned October 1 1913
- USS BIRMINGHAM CL-2
Reclassified (CL) July 17 1920
Decommissioned December 1 1923
Sold May 13 1930 for scrap
Keel Laid August 14 1905 - Launched May 29 1907
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.
- Covers Page 1 (1908-18)
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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning April 11 1908 to June 30 1911
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Locy Type |
1908-12-01 |
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As Scout Cruiser No. 2. Cambridge Mass. picture postcard
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Locy Type |
1909-01-01 |
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As Scout Cruiser No. 2. New Year's Day picture postcard
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Locy Type |
1909-01-01 |
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As Scout Cruiser No. 2. New Year's Day picture postcard.
4th Commissioning October 1 1913 to December 1 1923
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Locy Type |
1917-10-04 |
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As Scout Cruiser No. 2
Picture postcard from Tangier, French Morocco. Censor marking shown with postmark.
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Locy Type |
1917-10-04 |
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Picture postcard from Tangier, French Morocco. Censor marking shown with postmark.
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Locy Type |
1914-05-16 |
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No Image |
Cut Square. R-2 Scarcity code.
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N/A |
1923-05-03 |
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N/A |
Domain of Neptunus Rex certificate.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama
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