S-12 SS 117

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-4 Class Submarine (Government-type)
Keel Laid 8 January 1920 - Launched 4 August 1921


1. USS S-12 SS-117
   Commissioned 30 April 1923 - Decommissioned 30 September 1936
   Recommissioned 4 November 1940 - Decommissioned 18 May 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 18 May 1945
   Sold 28 October 1945 to Rosoff Bros. New York City, NY
   Resold to Northern Metals Co. Philadelphia for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS S-12 SS-117 Covers Page 1     (1925-1943)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Post Office Established May 14 1924 - Disestablished October 12 1928

 

Locy Type 3t

1925-09-19

Note:

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Misc. Markings

 

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

1935-05-30

Postmark created by John E. Gill

 

Locy Type SLKis (49x9)

1936

Submarine Mail cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type Boxed SL

1936-09-30

Cacheted. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Gordon Woodbury.

 

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