O-7 SS 68

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 14 February 1917 - Launched, 16 December 1917 USS O-7 (Submarine) Commissioned 4 July 1918 USS O-7 SS-68 Designated (SS) 17 July 1920 Reclassified a 2nd line submarine 25 July 1924 Reclassified a 1st line submarine 6 June 1928 Decommissioned 1 July 1931 Recommissioned 12 February 1941 - Decommissioned 2 July 1945 Struck from the Naval Register 11 July 1945 - Sold for scrapping 22 January 1946

Naval Covers

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1. USS O-7 SS-68 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 4 July 1918 to 1 July 1931

 

Locy Type 3 "LAST DAY IN / COM,SUB.O 7" Submarine Division Fourteen

1931-06-01

"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.

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2nd Commissioning 12 February 1941 to 2 July 1945

 

Locy Type 3z On the Back Locy Type 2z

1943-10-27

Cachet by George V. Sadworth. Navy Day with Submarine Division 13, the USS O-7 (SS-68) & USS Marlin SS-205. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-03-06

N/A

Official Business. The ship had no postal facilities, so this cover was posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Locy Type 7z

1944-05-06

N/A

Official Business. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Constance Sears.

 

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