UTAH AG 16
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.
Keel Laid 9 March 1909 - Launched 23 December 1909 Decommissioned 31 October 1925 Recommissioned 1 December 1925 Decommissioned 31 March 31 1932 - Recommissioned 1 April 1932 SUNK by Aerial torpedoes 7 December 1941 during Pearl Harbor attack 58 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty Placed In Ordinary 29 December 1941 Placed Out of Service 5 September 1944 Struck from the Naval Register 13 November 1944 Hulk is now a memorial dedicated 1972 at Pearl Harbor Oahu Hawaii |
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- USS Utah BB-31 / AG-16 Covers Page 1 (1914-1941)
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.
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 Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
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Post Office Established 31 August 1911 - Disestablished 25 April 1942
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Locy Type |
1918-06-30 |
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BB-31. Censored WWI use.
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Locy Type 2(C) |
1914-06-04 |
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Facing slip. Courtesy of Stewart Milstein.
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Locy Type |
1918-11-12 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 3 |
1928-02-02 |
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BB-31. Marine's mail, address on backflap. Pvt. Clifford W. House, UTAH Mar. Det.
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Locy Type |
1920-10-26 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type |
1922-09-23 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 3s |
1930-05-03 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 3s |
1936-05-30 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type |
1932-05-30 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type 6 |
1930-05-14 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 7d |
1941-10-25 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type 8 |
1930-02-18 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 9v (C) |
1914-05-25 |
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BB-31. Facing slip. courtesy of Stewart Milstein.
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Locy Type 9v |
1925-12-05 |
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BB-31. Registered cover to The Navy Savings Bank
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Locy Type 9v |
1927-06-16 |
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BB-31. Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type 9v |
1928-05-28 |
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BB-31. Proper use of registered mark on registers receipt
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Locy Type 9v |
1939-08-07 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type 9w |
1931-02-09 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1939-08-07 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type 9x |
1931-02-09 |
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BB-31.
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Locy Type 9x |
1939-08-07 |
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AG-16.
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Locy Type P |
1939-08-07 |
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AG-16.
Other Information
USS UTAH earned the World War I Victory Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star during her Naval career.
USS UTAH was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and was sunk at her berth.
NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Utah
The ships sponsor was Miss Mary Alice Spry, daughter of Governor William Spry of Utah
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name UTAH - USS Utah BB-31 and USS Utah SSN-801
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