SAN JUAN CL 54
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.
- Atlanta Class Light Cruiser
- USS SAN JUAN CL-54
Commissioned February 28 1942 - Decommissioned November 9 1946
Redesignated Anti-aircraft Light Cruiser (CLAA) February 28 1949, While in reserve
Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959
Sold October 31 1961 to National Metals and Steel Co., Terminal Island, CA for scrap
Keel Laid May 15 1940 - Launched September 6 1941
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1944-45)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Duplex |
1941-09-06 |
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Stannard Launching Cachet
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Locy Type |
1942-02-28 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1942-02-28 |
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First Day in Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1944-01-27 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-09-28 |
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Note:
Other Information
SAN JUAN earned 13 Battle Stars (WWII)
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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