USS Columbus CG-12, Vintage Postcard, Heavy Cruiser, United States Navy

Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm. (3.5 x 5.5″)

Publisher/Editor: Marine Photos & Publishers Co. San Diego

Condition: Postally unused, backside empty. Good condition.

Notes: The third USS Columbus, a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Columbus, Ohio. She was launched on 30 November 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; she was sponsored by Mrs. E. G. Meyers; and commissioned on 8 June 1945. (Wikipedia)