S-33 SS 138

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 Keel Laid 14 June 1918 - Launched 5 December 1918 USS S-33 SS-138 Commissioned 18 April 1922 - Decommissioned 15 June 1922 Recommissioned 21 December 1922 - Decommissioned 1 December 1937 Recommissioned 16 October 1940 - Decommissioned 23 October 1945 Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1945 Sold 1946 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS S-38 SS-138 Covers Page 1     (1937)

 

Postmarks

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.

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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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2nd Commissioning 21 December 1922 to 1 December 1937

Post Office Established 5 March 1927 - Post Office Disestablished 1 December 1928

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "TSINGTAO / CHINA"

1928-06-03

Note:

 

Locy Type P "VICTORY DAY"

1932-11-11

"Figure S-75 is a standard Type 5hks cancel for the Submarine Detachment at Pearl Harbor; the mail clerk used wording similar to that shown for several boats there. The exact
arrangements of wording in the killer bars varies. The use of a ship's name in the killers technically would make this a Type P postmark if it had actually been used aboard the boat.
Both cancels (S-74 & S-75)indicate the submarine division to which the boat was attached, noted as "Sub Div" in the listings. For convenience, these postmarks are listed under the
boats in question. Both markings are very elusive." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition.

 

Locy Type LDC SLKb (35x8)

1937-12-01

Last Day of Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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Misc. Markings

 

Locy Type Boxed SL2

1937-12-01

Last Day of Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type Boxed SL2

1937-12-01

Last Day of Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type SL

1937-12-01

Last Day of Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Other Information

USS S-33 was awarded one battle star for her services in World War II.

 

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