Author: John Germann (page 23)

USS Nautilus SSN-571 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The world’s first nuclear submarine was the US Navy’s USS Nautilus, SSN-571. And with this nuclear power plant design, submarines were changed forever. No longer was there a requirement to surface periodically for…

USS Marblehead, CL-12 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821)   The cruiser USS Marblehead was a Omaha class, light cruiser, launched in 1923 and commissioned the following year. She served around the globe, with time spent in South America, the Asiatic Fleet,…

USS Lexington (ACV-2) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) USS Lexington was the third aircraft carrier commissioned by the US Navy. Built on a cruiser hull, she and USS Saratoga paved the way for carrier operations in the Navy. Launched October 3,…

USS Northampton CA-26 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This cover was prepared by an early USCS chapter, Chapter #5, the Oliver Hazard Perry Chapter. The attractive cachet marks the Fourth of July 1934. The cover was cancelled aboard the cruiser USS…

USS Leary, DD-158 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Leary was one of many four stacker destroyers authorized during World War I. She was commissioned just after the war ended, December 5, 1919. She remained in service only a short…

USS Jupiter (AC-3) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The collier USS Jupiter was built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, a sister ship to the collier USS Cyclops. Her keel was laid October 18, 1911 with commissioning on April…

USS Florida (BB-30) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821)   The battleship USS Florida was lead ship of the Florida class of battleships, launched in 1910 and commissioned September 15, 1911. Her only sister ship was USS Utah. During World War I,…

USS Fairfax (DD-983) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The destroyer USS Fairfax was serving in the Special Service Squadron in the Canal Zone in 1936. This cover features the ship’s Type 3(AC-BBT) cancel as well as a Type F cancel. Fairfax,…

USS Rendova CVE-114 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This is a hand painted cachet by Stanley Blazewski, USCS #9154. Sadly, he passed away in December 2004; his artwork was very appealing. The cover has a cancellation from the USS Rendova, an…

USS Ranger CV-4 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The USS Ranger, USS Worden and USS Hull all visited Callao, Peru at the time of the Technical International Aviation Convention being held September 15-27, 1937 in Callao. They arrived September 16 and…