MISSOURI BB 11

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.

Maine Class Battleship Keel Laid February 7 1900 - Launched December 28 1901 USS MISSOURI Battleship No. 11 Commissioned January 12 1903 - Decommissioned September 8 1919 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1921 Sold January 26 1922 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1909-19)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 1

1911-10-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 (Inverted Date)

1917-07-13

Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 3 "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-35a

1914-05-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-35a

1919-01-15

YMCA envelope

 

Locy Type 3 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-35b

1917-11-11

Censored wartime (WWI) use

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Unused

N/A

Ship Postcard
"U. S. Battleship Missouri"

 

USPO Machine Oakland, Cal.

1908-05-25

Ship Postcard
"U. S. BATTLESHIP "MISSOURI" 779 OFFICERS AND MEN
LENGTH 388 FEET. MAIN BATTERY 20 GUNS."

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Missouri BB-11 Station" Philadelphia PA

2009-01-11

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of Missouri

 

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