MINNEAPOLIS CA 36

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.

New Orleans Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid June 27 1931
Redesignated Heavy Cruiser (CA) July 1 1931
Launched September 6 1933


1. USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-36
   Commissioned May 19 1934
   Placed in Commission Reserve May 21 1946
   Decommissioned February 10 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
   Sold August 14 1959 to Union Metals and Alloys Corp for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1934-46)

 

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 Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-32a

1934-05-19

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-28

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "GRAVESEND / ENGLAND"

1934-08-25

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PA"

1934-10-27

Navy Day, cacheted.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "DEDICATED / AT SEA"

1935-04-12

Dedication of the US Naval Hospital, Philadelphia PA
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1940-12-25

Note:

 

Locy Type 7

1941-11-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 7z

c1941

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1936-01-11 to 1936-01-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1936-05-28

Note: "U,S,S," instead of "U.S.S." (commas instead of periods)

 

Locy Type 9ruz

1943-02-18 to 1943-03-16

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9x

1941-11-25

Cut piece on cover

 

Other Information

MINNEAPOLIS earned 16 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

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