S-20 SS 125

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-18 Class Submarine (Holland-type)
Keel Laid 15 August 1918 - Launched 9 June 1920


1. USS S-20 SS-125
   Commissioned 22 November 1922 - Decommissioned 14 June 1935
   Recommissioned 29 October 1941 - Decommissioned 16 July 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 25 July 1945
   Sold 22 January 1946 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS S-20 SS-125 Covers Page 1     (1927-1936)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 22 November 1922 to 14 June 1935

Post Office Established 28 August 1924 - Post Office Closed 1 December 1928

 

Locy Type 3r (A)

1927-11-21

From the Paul Huber collection.

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Locy Type F "SUBMARINE BASE / NEW LONDON" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-08-13

Postmark created by John Gill

 

Locy Type SLKts (26x3)

1936-07-04

Cachet by the M. T. Woolsey Chapter No. 40, USCS. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Locy Type SL

1932-10-05

From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Locy Type SLK

c 1936

From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Miss Anne Claggett Zell.

 

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