O-2 SS 63

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 27 July 1917 - Launched 24 May 1918 USS O-2 Commissioned 19 October 1918 USS O-2 SS-63 Designated (SS) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 25 June 1931 Recommissioned 3 February 1941 - Decommissioned 26 July 1945 Struck from Naval Register 11 August 1945 Sold 16 November 1945 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS O-2 SS-63 Covers Page 1     (1927-44)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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1st Commissioning 19 October 1918 to 25 June 1931

 

Locy Type 3 "LAST DAY OF / COM,SUB.O 2" Submarine Division Fourteen

1931-06-25

"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 3 February 1941 to 26 July 1945

The submarine had no postal facilities. These covers were posted either aboard another ship or ashore.

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1942-01-13

N/A

Official Business. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-08-02

N/A

Censored, sailors mail.

 

Locy Type 7z

1943-03-29

N/A

Censored, sailors mail. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

 

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