FREDERICK CA 8

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 7 October 1901 - Launched 12 September 1903 USS MARYLAND Armored Cruiser No. 8 Commissioned 18 April 1905 USS FREDERICK Armored Cruiser No. 8 Renamed 9 November 1916 USS FREDERICK CA-8 Redesignated (CA) in 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 14 February 1922 Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1929 Sold 11 February 1930 for scrap

USS FREDERICK CA-8

Naval Covers

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1. USS Maryland Armored Cruiser No. 8 Covers Page 1    (1908-1917)
2. USS Frederick CA-8 Covers Page 1     (1918-1919)

 

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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USS MARYLAND Armored Cruiser No. 8

 

Locy Type 1 (1908 Year Date)

1908-12-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 1 (1909 Year Date or later)

1911-06-16

Picture postcard of Coronado CA

 

Locy Type 1ay (REC'D)

1909-07-27

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 2 (AC)

1912-09-19

Picture postcard from Japan

 

Locy Type 3

1915-03-29

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1917-05-21

"USS MARYLAND" postmark still in use after the renaming 9 November 1916. From the Bob Reisinger collection.

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USS FREDERICK Armored Cruiser No. 8

 

Locy Type 1z

1919-06-02

World War I use

 

Locy Type 3 (AC)

1917-10-10

Censored sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3s

1917-03-29

Picture postcard of Mt. Rainier, WA from sailor Howard King

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1917-10-07

From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Locy Type 9w (C)

1919-05-03

N/A

"On Piece". From the Jim Myerson collection.

 

Other Information

MARYLAND

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Maryland

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MARYLAND - USS Maryland (Sloop 1799), USS Maryland Armored Cruiser No. 8, USS Maryland BB-46 and USS Maryland SSBN-738.

FREDERICK

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name FREDERICK - USS Frederick CA-8 and USS Frederick LST-1184

 

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