CHARLOTTE CA 12

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.

Tennessee Class Armored Cruiser Keel Laid 1 March 1905 - Launched 6 October 1906 USS NORTH CAROLINA Armored Cruiser No. 12 Commissioned 7 May 1908 USS CHARLOTTE Armored Cruiser No. 12 Renamed 6 June 1920 USS CHARLOTTE CA-12 Designated (CA) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 18 February 1921 Stricken 15 July 1930 Sold 29 September 1930 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS North Carolina ACR-12 Covers Page 1     (1909-1910)
2. USS North Carolina ACR-12 Covers Page 2     (1911-1913)
3. USS North Carolina ACR-12 Covers Page 3     (1914-1919)
4. USS North Carolina ACR-12 Covers Page 4     (Ship Activity Postcards & Misc. Items)
5. USS North Carolina ACR-12 Covers Page 5     (Ship Postcards)
6. USS Charlotte CA-12 Covers Page 1     (1920-1921)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 1

1909-07-02

North Carolina Armored Cruiser No. 12. Picture postcard from Mersin Turkey (Mersine in French)

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-05-12

North Carolina Armored Cruiser No. 12. Censored Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type 2

1913-02-21

North Carolina Armored Cruiser No. 12.

 

Locy Type 2rz

1919-05-26

North Carolina Armored Cruiser No. 12. Manuscript ship's name in the senders message.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) " / SYRIA"

1915-01-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 3(C) (1916)

1916-09-02

Postcard, Sailor mail

 

Locy Type 3 (1917)

1917-06-20

Censored, World War I use

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1911-04-08

From the Bob Reisinger collection.

 

Other Information

USS NORTH CAROLINA earned the World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp during her Naval carer.

NAMESAKE - (NORTH CAROLINA) Named for The State of North Carolina

NAMESAKE - (CHARLOTTE) Named for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

The ships sponsor was Miss Rebekah Glenn, daughter of the Governor of North Carolina.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name NORTH CAROLINA - USS North Carolina (1820), USS North Carolina ACR-12, USS North Carolina BB-52 (canceled 1920), USS North Carolina BB-55 and USS North Carolina SSN-777.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name CHARLOTTE - USS Charlotte (1862), USS Charlotte (CA-12, USS Charlotte PF-60 and USS Charlotte SSN-766.

 

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