HUNTINGTON ACR 5

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 Keel Laid September 16 1901 - Launched April 18 1903 USS WEST VIRGINIA Armored Cruiser No. 5 Commissioned February 23 1905 USS HUNTINGTON Armored Cruiser No. 5 Renamed November 11 1916 USS HUNTINGTON CA-5 Designated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 17 1920 Decommissioned September 1 1920 Struck from Naval Register March 12 1930 Sold August 30 1930 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS West Virginia Armored Cruiser No. 5 Covers Page 1     (1909-1914)
2. USS Huntington CA-5 Covers Page 1     (1918)

 

Postmarks

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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 21 1908 - Disestablished 1916

 

Locy Type 1s USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-19

1909-09-29

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Locy Type 1s USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-19a

1911-11-07

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Locy Type 2 (C)

1914-06-03

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Post Office Established December 1 1916 - Disestablished September 1 1920

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-03-16

As ACR-5

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) 1919

1919-08-xx

As ACR-5

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE

WEST VIRGINIA
Named for the State of West Virginia

HUNTINGTON
Named for the city of Huntington, West Virginia

 

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