LOUISIANA BB 19

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.

Connecticut Class Battleship Keel Laid 7 February 1903 - Launched 27 August 1904 USS LOUISIANA Battleship No. 19 Commissioned 2 June 1906 - Decommissioned 19 November 1915 Recommissioned 5 April 1917 USS LOUISIANA BB-19 Designated (BB) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 20 October 1920 Struck from Naval Register 10 November 1923 Sold 1 November 1923 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Louisiana BB-19 Covers Page 1    (1909-1918)

 

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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Post Office Established 11 August 1908 - Disestablished 19 November 1915

 

Locy Type 1 (1909)

1909-07-18

Postcard - Provincetown MA

 

Locy Type 1 (1912)

1912-11-27

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Locy Type 3 (AC) (1913)

1914-03-30

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Locy Type 3 (AC) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA" (1916)

1915-02-05

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Locy Type 9v (C) (1910)

1915-01-16

Example strike on card

 

Locy Type 9x

1915-01-16

Example strike on card

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Post Office Reestablished 17 May 1917 - Disestablished 8 January 1920

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-07-21

Censored WWI use

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1916)

1917-07-28

Censored WWI use

 

Locy Type 9v (C) (1917)

1917-10-22

Censored WWI use

 

Locy Type P (3, USS & ship's name removed)

1917-04-24

Censored WWI use

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Louisiana BB-19 Sta." Staten Island NY

2009-01-08

Celebrating the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS LOUISIANA earned the Mexican Service Medal and the World War I Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Louisiana.

The ships sponsor was Miss Juanita LaLande.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name LOUISIANA - USS Louisiana (1812 Sloop), USS Louisiana (1861 Propeller-driven Steamer), USS Louisiana BB-19, USS Louisiana BB-71 (Cancelled before her keel was laid down)
and USS Louisiana SSBN-743.

One ship of the US Revenue Cutter Service has borne the name LOUISIANA - USRC Louisiana (1819 Topsail Schooner).

One ship of the Confederate Navy has borne the name LOUISIANA - CSS Louisiana (1862 Ironclad)

 

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