WISCONSIN BB 64
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.
Keel Laid 25 January 1941 - Launched 7 December 1943 |
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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.
- USS Wisconsin BB-64 Covers Page 1 (1941-2006)
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 Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning 16 April 1944 to 1 July 1948
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1946-02-03 |
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1948-01-20 |
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Locy Type |
1947-07-21 |
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First Postwar Cruise cachet.
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Locy Type |
1944-09-09 |
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Note: Wider spacing in "U.S." from 1945 Type 2z
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Locy Type |
1945-05-02 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-09-16 |
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Locy Type P |
1945-10-27 |
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A modified "Victory Cancel"
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Locy Type P |
1947-11-11 |
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Locy Type P |
1947-06-20 |
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Locy Type |
1948-06-15 |
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
2nd Commissioning 3 March 1951 to 8 March 1958
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Locy Type |
1951-03-03 |
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First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type 2 |
1955-11-18 |
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Locy Type |
1951-06-23
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Mailer's Postmark Permit |
1986-08-01 |
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No Image |
"OPERATION TOWEX '86". Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
3rd Commissioning 22 October 1988 to 30 September 1991
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Locy Type |
1988-10-22 |
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1988-10-22 |
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First Day of Recommission, cacheted
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Locy Type |
1988-10-22 |
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1988-12-16 |
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Locy Type |
1991-07-09 |
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USMC and FMF, cachet by Richard H. Hall
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Locy Type |
1991-03-28 |
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Locy Type |
1991-09-30 |
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Last Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1991-09-30 |
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Last Day in Commission
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1990-07-04 |
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Unique 4 Battleship cover created by Tom Armstrong
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Mailer's Postmark Permit |
1991-10-05 |
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No Image |
Transfer to the 16th Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Mailer's Postmark Permit |
1995-01-12 |
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No Image |
Stricken from the Naval Register. Cachet Artist - Michael W. McCue, Cachet Sponsor - Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Mailer's Postmark Permit |
1996-10-15 |
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No Image |
Transfer to Norfolk Virginia, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2001-04-16 |
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Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2004-04-16 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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USPS |
2004-04-16 |
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Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2004-04-16 |
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Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2004-04-16 |
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Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2004-04-16 |
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No Image |
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USPS |
2005-10-27 |
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Navy Day, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Cover illustrates replica postmarks from the USS Wisconsin and USS Midway CV-41
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USPS |
2005-10-27 |
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Navy Day, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Cover illustrates replica postmarks from the USS Wisconsin
Other Information
USS WISCONSIN earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ five Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal with two Bronze Stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Republic of Korean War Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Wisconsin.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Walter S. Goodland.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name WISCONSIN - USS Wisconsin BB-9 and USS Wisconsin BB-64.
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