UTAH AG 16

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.

Florida Class Battleship
Keel Laid March 9 1909 - Launched December 23 1909


1. USS UTAH Battleship No. 31
   Commissioned August 31 1911
   
   
2. USS UTAH BB-31
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned October 31 1925
   Recommissioned December 1 1925
   
   
3. USS UTAH AG-16
   Converted to Miscellaneous Auxiliary Target Ship (AG) July 1 1931
   Decommissioned March 31 1932
   Recommissioned April 1 1932
   SUNK (Aerial torpedoes) December 7 1941 during Pearl Harbor attack
   58 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
   Placed In Ordinary December 29 1941
   Placed Out of Service September 5 1944
   
   Struck from the Naval Register November 13 1944
   Hulk is now a memorial dedicated 1972 at Pearl Harbor Oahu Hawaii

 

Naval Covers

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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1. Utah Covers Page 1    (1914-41)

 

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.

 

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

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Post office established August 31 1911 - Disestablished April 25 1942

 

Locy Type 1z (C)

1918-06-30

As BB-31
Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 2

1914-04-22

As BB-31 on postcard
 

Locy Type 2r (C)

1918-11-12

As BB-31

 

Locy Type 3 "BASED ON / HAITI" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5

1928-02-02

As BB-31
Marine's mail, address on backflap. Pvt. Clifford W. House, UTAH Mar. Det.
 

Locy Type 3r (AC)

1920-10-26

As BB-31
 

Locy Type 3rs (BC) " / PORTUGAL"

1922-09-23

As BB-31
 

Locy Type 3s "Hampton Roads / Va." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5c

1929-01-06

As BB-31
Face pasted on envelope...multiple cancel

 

Locy Type 3s USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5c

1930-05-03

As BB-31

 

Locy Type 3s USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5c

1931-02-09

As BB-31
 

Locy Type 5hks "PORTSMOUTH / VA."

1931-07-09

As AG-16
 

Locy Type 6

1930-05-14

As BB-31
 

Locy Type 8

1929-03-15

As BB-31
Official Business
 

Locy Type 8

1930-02-18

As BB-31

 

Locy Type 8

1930-05-03

As BB-31 From the back of the May 3 1930 cover.

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5f

1925-12-05

As BB-31
Registered cover to The Navy Savings Bank

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5f

1925-12-05

As BB-31
Registered cover to The Navy Savings Bank

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5h

1928-05-28

As BB-31
Proper use of registered mark on registers receipt

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5h

1931-02-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 9w USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5j

1931-02-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x

1931-02-09

Note:
 

Locy Type 9x USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5n

1930-09-25

As BB-31

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3rd Commissioning April 1 1932 to December 29 1941

 

Locy Type 3s "MEMORIAL / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5d

1936-05-30

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 3s "SILVER / ANNIVERSARY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5d

1936-08-31

As AG-16
Freeman is the cachet artist. His (her?) name is just under the stern of the ship.

 

Locy Type 5hks "MEMORIAL DAY / PORTS, VA."

1932-05-30

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 5hks "WASHINGTON / BIRTHDAY"

1935-02-22

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 5hks "RADIO / CONTROLLED"

1936-04-07

As AG-16
Marine Detachment. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
 

Locy Type 7d

1941-10-25

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 7d

1938-04-18

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5i

1939-08-07 to 1939-11-10

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 9efw USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5k

1939-08-07 to 1939-11-10

As AG-16

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-08-07 to 1939-11-10

As AG-16

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. U-5h (with "Registered" removed)

1939-08-07 to 1939-11-10

As AG-16

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PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD Duplex

1912-11-28

Ship Postcard
U.S. BATTLESHIP UTAH

 

Other Information

UTAH earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Utah

 

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