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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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R-1 Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 17 December 1917 - Launched 1 March 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS R-6''' (Submarine)</li>
Commissioned 1 May 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS R-6 SS-83'''</li>
Redesignated 17 July 1920<br/>
Sank in San Pedro Harbor on 26 September 1922, refloated on 13 October by R-10 and Cardinal (AM-6)<br/>
Decommissioned 4 May 1931<br/>
Recommissioned 15 November 1940 - Decommissioned 27 September 1945<br/>
Struck from the Naval Register 11 October 1945<br/><br/>
Sold for scrapping 13 March 1946
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li><!-- [[R_6_SS_83_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS R-6 SS-83 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning 1 May 1919 to 4 May 1931</h4>
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Locy Type 3<br/><br/>"PEARL /<br/>HARBOR TH"
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1928-06-08
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_R6_SS83_19280608_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Preprinted stationary from sailor aboard the USS R-6. Courtesy of the Paul Huber Collection. 
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Locy Type 3<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COM USS R6"
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1931-05-04
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_R6_SS83_19310504_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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"In May 1931 eleven of these submarines moved to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where they were decommissioned and placed in reserve (the other nine boats remained active). The mail clerk of Submarine Division Fourteen, Battle Fleet produced commemorative covers for these events. The name of each submarine was given in the killer bars of the cancel. Once again, the division post office was not aboard each boat; it was located at the yard along with the staff of the division." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition<br/>Courtesy of the Paul Huber Collection. 
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<h4>2nd Commissioning 15 Nov 1940 to 27 Sep 1945</h4>
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Locy Type 7z
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1944-03-26
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[[Image:JohnGermann_R-6_SS83_19440326_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Official Business
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Locy Type 7z
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1944-05-15
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N/A
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Official Business. Courtesy of the Paul Huber Collection. 
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
The ships sponsor was Miss Katherine Langdon Hill.
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