NEW YORK BB 34

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 York Class Battleship
Keel Laid September 11 1911 - Launched October 30 1912


1. USS NEW YORK Battleship No. 34
   Commissioned April 15 1914
   
   
2. USS NEW YORK BB-34
   Designated (BB) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned August 29 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 13 1948
   Used as target During Atomic Bomb Tests Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands
   
   Sunk July 8 1948 as target 40 miles off Oahu

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1914-46)

 

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

 

PHOTO POSTCARD

No Image

BATTLESHIP U.S.S. NEW YORK

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Post office established April 15 1914 - Disestablished July 1 1946

 

Locy Type 1z

1918-04-13

Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-01

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Locy Type 2z

1944-10-04

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Locy Type 3 (AC) 1914 "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK"

1914-12-14

Picture postcard of USS Florida BB-30

 

Locy Type 3 (A) 1916-17

1916-09-16

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Locy Type 3 (AC) 1919

1919-08-31

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Locy Type 3 (A) 1925

1925-04-08

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Locy Type 3 (B-BTB) "U.S.S. MACON / CRASHES PTSUR"

1935-02-12

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Locy Type 3 (B-BTB)

1934-08-10

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "R.O.T.C. TO / HAWAII T.H."

1936-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Leo A. Schupp

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "PORTSMOUTH / ENGLAND"

1937-05-12

George VI Coronation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB)

1938-04-17

Easter, cachet by Frederick Horton and PeeJay Ickeringill

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "COLUMBUS / DAY"

1939-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Walter J. Dybas

 

Locy Type 3 (A) 1945 "NAVY DAY / 1945"

1945-10-27

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Locy Type 3r (A)

1926-06-07

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Locy Type 3s (B)

1929-05-05

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1930-05-05

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-11-04

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Locy Type 5hks

1931-11-26

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Locy Type 6i

1933-03-21

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Locy Type 6i

1933-07-19

Fleet Week 1933, cachet by Deane C. Bartley, sponsored by John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type 7r

1937-03-14

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Locy Type 7z

1943-06-07

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Locy Type 8

1930-03-23

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Locy Type 9v

1927-11-12 to 1927-11-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1940-06-17

Favor cancel on stamp block

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-06-15

Favor cancel on stamp block

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. N-13

1918-01-28

Censored wartime (WWI) use

 

Locy Type Pz (3,all wording removed)

1917-09-06

Censored wartime (WWI) use
USCS Postmark Catalog lists as Type 9 all wording removed, may be new discovery or catalog error

 

Other Information

NEW YORK earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for The State of New York

 

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