S-48 SS 159
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.
- S-48 Class Submarine
- USS S-48 SS-159
Commissioned October 14 1922 - Decommissioned July 7 1925
Recommissioned December 8 1928 - Decommissioned September 16 1935
Recommissioned December 10 1940 - Decommissioned August 29 1945
Struck from Naval Register September 17 1945
Sold January 22 1946 to North American Smelting Co. Philadelphia, PA for scrap
Keel Laid October 22 1920 - Launched February 26 1921
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1931-35)
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.
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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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning December 8 1928 to September 16 1935
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-19 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1935-09-10 |
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LDC postmark mistakenly used six days early. Cover sponsor was Meyer Tuchinsky
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Locy Type |
1935-09-10 |
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LDC postmark mistakenly used six days early. Cover sponsor was Meyer Tuchinsky
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Locy Type |
1935-09-10 |
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LDC postmark mistakenly used six days early. Cover sponsor was Meyer Tuchinsky
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Locy Type |
1935-09-16 |
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Last Day of Commissioning for USS S-48. Cover sponsor was Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1935-09-16 |
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Last Day of Commissioning for USS S-48. Cover sponsor was Dr. S. E. Hutnick
3rd Commissioning December 10 1940 to August 29 1945
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Locy Type |
1944-04-20 |
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No Image |
Censored, Sailor's Mail. Postmarked from a Shore Station.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
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