NEW ORLEANS CA 32

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.

New Orleans Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid as Light Cruiser (CL) March 14 1931
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 1 1931
Launched April 12 1933


1. USS NEW ORLEANS CA-32
   Commissioned February 15 1934 - Decommissioned February 10 1947
   
   Stricken March 1 1959
   Sold September 22 1959 to Boston Metals Co. Baltimore, MD for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1934-45)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1934-02-15 to 1934-02-15

First Day in Commission...Green strike

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1934-02-15 to 1934-02-15

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-19 to 1945-12-19

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "WASHINGTON / BIRTHDAY"

1934-02-22 to 1934-02-22

Washington's Birthday 1934

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "PRESIDENTS / CONVOY"

1934-07-12 to 1934-07-12

President's Convoy

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12 to 1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Daniel Puglis

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1936-10-12 to 1936-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by HUX, sponsored by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "MERRY / 19+XMAS+34"

1934-12-25 to 1934-12-25

Notes:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PEARL HARBOR / T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-12

1940-07-01 to 1940-07-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PEARL HARBOR / T. H." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-12a

1941-03-13 to 1941-03-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 7

1941-04-12 to 1941-004-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 7

1941-04-12 to 1941-04-12

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9v

1934-02-19 to 1934-02-19

Registered mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

Earned 17 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

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