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

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Post Office Established 21 August 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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Locy Type 3 (C) "SALINA CRUZ / MEXICO"

1916-11-29

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1917-01-06

From the Jim Myerson collection.

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Post Office Established 1 December 1916 - Disestablished 1 September 1920

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-03-16

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Locy Type 2rz (1919)

1919-xx-02

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1917)

1917-10-30

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1919)

1919-08-xx

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Locy Type 9v (C)

1917-12-16

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Other Information

USS HUNTINGTON earned the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE

WEST VIRGINIA
Named for the State of West Virginia

HUNTINGTON
Named for the city of Huntington, West Virginia

The ships sponsor was Miss Katherine V. White.

 

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