FLORIDA BB 30
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.
Florida Class Battleship Keel Laid 9 March 1909 - Launched 12 May 1910 Decommissioned 16 February 1931 Struck from Naval Register 6 April 1931 Sold 16 February 1931 and broken up for scrap |
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- USS Florida BB-30 Covers Page 1 (1910-1931)
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1918-05-28 |
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Passed By Censor, FREE mail, World War I.
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Locy Type |
1911-12-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1922-01-17 |
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Locy Type |
1927-11-16 |
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Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type |
1927-06-16 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1914-06-28 |
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Facing slip. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
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Locy Type |
1913-04-05 |
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Locy Type |
1922-07-13 |
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Locy Type |
1927-07-08 |
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Locy Type |
1929-07-27 |
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Locy Type 8 |
1930-10-01 |
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Collectors request from Herbert Rommel Jr. From the Tom Kean Collection.
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Locy Type |
1914-12-14 |
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type P |
1917-08-17 |
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Censored postcard
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Locy Type F |
1917-12-11 |
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Censored wartime (WWI) use
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Locy Type F |
1931-02-12 |
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Locy Type |
1931-02-16 |
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Last Day in Commission
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USPO |
1914-02-02 |
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Incoming mail from the "American Society of Naval Engineers, Navy Dept., Washington DC"
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Locy Type |
1914-12-14 |
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Picture postcard of USS Florida BB-30
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Florida.
Six ships of the US Navy have borne the name FLORIDA - USS Florida (1824 Sloop), USS Florida (1850 Side-wheel Steamboat), USS Florida (1869 Screw Frigate), USS Florida BM-9,
USS Florida BB-30 and USS Florida SSGN-728
The ships sponsor was E. D. Fleming.
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