S-12 SS 117
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-4 Class Submarine (Government-type)
- USS S-12 SS-117
Commissioned 30 April 1923 - Decommissioned 30 September 1936
Recommissioned 4 November 1940 - Decommissioned 18 May 1945
Struck from Naval Register 18 May 1945
Sold 28 October 1945 to Rosoff Bros. New York City, NY
Resold to Northern Metals Co. Philadelphia for scrap
Keel Laid 8 January 1920 - Launched 4 August 1921
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- USS S-12 SS-117 Covers Page 1 (1925-1943)
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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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established May 14 1924 - Disestablished October 12 1928
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Locy Type |
1925-09-19 |
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Note:
Misc. Markings
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Locy Type F |
1935-05-30 |
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Postmark created by John E. Gill
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Locy Type |
1936 |
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Submarine Mail cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type |
1936-09-30 |
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Cacheted. From the Paul Huber collection.
Other Information
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Gordon Woodbury.
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