KENTUCKY BB 6
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.
- USS KENTUCKY Battleship No. 6
Commissioned May 15 1900 - Decommissioned August 28 1909
Recommissioned June 4 1912 - Decommissioned March 29 1920
Struck from Naval Register May 27 1922
Sold March 24 1923 and broken up for scrap
Kearsarge Class Battleship
Keel Laid June 30 1896 - Launched March 24 1898
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- USS Kentucky BB-6 Covers Page 1 (1901-18,2008)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning May 15 1900 - August 28 1909
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Duplex |
1902-03-24 |
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N/A |
USS KENTUCKY / ASIATIC STATION
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Locy Type 1 |
1909-03-28 |
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Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA
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Postcard |
1909-03-28 |
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Picture postcard of the Chamberlin Hotel, Old Point Comfort, VA
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Locy Type 1 |
1909-05-29 |
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Note:
2nd Commissioning June 4 1912 - March 29 1920
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Locy Type |
1918-11-14 |
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Censored, World War II use
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Locy Type |
1917-09-17 |
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Censored, World War II use
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Locy Type 3 |
1917-01-17 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1916-04-10 |
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N/A |
Cut-piece
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Locy Type F |
1916-01-18 |
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N/A |
Cut-piece
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Locy Type F |
1916-07-22 |
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Note:
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USPS |
2008-10-18 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Postcard |
1908 |
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N/A |
Great White Fleet picture postcard
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Non-posted |
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Picture postcard
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Locy Type 1 |
1911-07-08 |
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Photo postcard
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Unused |
N/A |
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Ship Postcard. "U. S. Battleship Kentucky"
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Unused |
N/A |
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"Gun deck of U. S. Battleship "Kentucky". Back "corrects" location
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Kentucky
Three ships of the US Navy have been named KENTUCKY - USS Kentucky BB-6, USS Kentucky BB-66 (Cancelled 1947) and USS Kentucky SSBN-737.
One ship of the Confederate Navy has been named KENTUCKY - CSS Kentucky (Transport 1862).
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