R-2 SS 79

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.

R-1 Class Submarine
Keel Laid October 16 1917 - Launched September 23 1918


1. USS R-2
   Commissioned January 24 1919
   
   
2. USS R-2 SS-79
   Designated (SS) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 1 1931
   Recommissioned September 23 1940 - Decommissioned September 20 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 10 1945
   Sold March 13 1946 to Macey O. Smith Miami, FL for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning January 24 1919 to May 1 1931

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

1935-08-13

Posted while in reserve
Postmark created by John Gill and was not an Official ships postmark.

 

Locy Type SL USPO Duplex "US Submarine Base Br." New London CT

1937-04-19

Posted while in reserve

 

Other Information

 

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