O-1 SS 62

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.

O Class Submarine Keel Laid 26 March 1917 - Launched 9 October 1918 USS O-1 (Submarine) Commissioned 5 November 1918 USS O-1 SS-62 Designated (SS) 17 July 1920 Decommissioned 11 June 1931 Struck from Naval Register 18 March 1938 Sold 18 March 1938 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS O-1 SS-62 Covers Page 1     (1927-29)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Unused

c 1922

N/A

Photo card of USS O-1. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

USPO Duplex Cancel "Navy Yard Sta." Portsmouth NH

1929-01-06

N/A

Sailor's Mail. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Locy Type 3 "SUB O 1 LAST / DAY IN COM" Submarine Division Fourteen

1931-06-11

"When eight of the submarines of the O class were decommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1931, the mail clerk of Submarine Division Fourteen, Battle Fleet produced commemorative covers for the events. The name of each submarine was given in the killer bars of the cancel. This does not imply that the division post office was aboard each boat; it was located at the yard along with the staff of the division." 1995 USCS Postmark Catalog. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

 

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