L Y SPEAR AS 36

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.

L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender Keel Laid 5 May 1966 - Launched 7 September 1967 USS L. Y. SPEAR AS-36 Commissioned 28 February 1970 - Decommissioned 30 September 1996 Struck from Naval Register 3 May 1999 Planned title transfer to MARAD Laid up at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA

Naval Covers

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1. USS L. Y. Spear AS-36 Covers Page 1    (1970-96)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS)

1970-02-28

First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+)(USS)

1979-05-28

Port Visit of USS Birmingham SSN-695, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1977-01-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D1,USS)

1992-05-22

Corner card from USS Clifton Sprague FFG-16

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) 1989

1989-05-23

50th Anniversary of USS Squalus SS-192 sinking.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) 1993

1994-12-08

Inactivation Ceremony for the USS Cincinnati SSN-693

 

Locy Type 7dit(nu) ("POW/MIA","USS" omitted)

1971-12-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ft(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-49

1991-04-06

Christening of USS Montpelier SSN-765, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9001777) ZIP 09547

1996-08-20

N/A

On Piece

 

Locy Type Meter FR2 (#9004785) ZIP 09547

1993-11-19

N/A

On Piece

 

Other Information

USS L. Y. SPEAR earned four Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons, six Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ one bronze star and the Southwest Asia Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Lawrence York Spear USN (October 23 1870 - September 9 1950)
Credited with six basic design concepts which are an integral part of all modern naval submarines, including double hull amidships, single hull ends, and propelling apparatus. His great faith in the importance of the submarine was more than justified by the decisive role the Navy’s undersea fleet played in destroying the the Japanese fleet in the Pacific during World War II.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Rebecca Schade, the wife of Vice Admiral Schade, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet.

 

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