MACON CA 132

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.

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser
Keel Laid June 14 1943 - Launched October 15 1944


1. USS MACON CA-132
Commissioned August 26 1945 - Decommissioned April 12 1950
Recommissioned October 16 1950 - Decommissioned March 10 1961
Struck from Naval Register November 1 1969

Sold July 5 1973 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation, New York City for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-51)

 

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.

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

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1st Commissioning August 26 1945 to April 12 1950

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 2(n) 1945

1948-05-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) 1949

1950-03-07

Cachet for LDPS but postmarked a week early, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16080)

1945-10-01

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1950-03-14

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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2nd Commissioning October 16 1950 to March 10 1961

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-11-03

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1951-03-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 2r 1952

1952-06-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2r 1953

1954-04-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-6a

1959-07-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) (USS)

1960-02-06

President Eisenhower visits Argentina

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-10-20

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Macon, Georgia.

 

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