FULTON AS 11

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.

Fulton Class Submarine Tender Keel Laid July 19 1939 - Launched December 27 1940 USS FULTON AS 11 Commissioned September 12 1941 - Decommissioned April 3 1947 Recommissioned April 10 1951 - Decommissioned September 25 1991 Struck from Naval Register December 20 1991 Sold November 17 1995 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-91)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "USS FULTON / KEEL LAID" USS POMPANO SS 181

1939-07-19

Keel Laying, Cachet by Martin R. Aden

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "U.S.S. FULTON / LAUNCHED" USS POLLACK SS 180

1940-12-27

Christmas cachet & Launching of USS Fulton AS-11. Cachet by Martin R. Aden

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, Calif

1940-12-27

Launching, cachet by Walter Czubay

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, Calif

1940-12-27

Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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1st Commissioning September 12 1941 to April 3 1947

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1941-09-12

First Day of Commissioning, Cachet by Louis Weigand

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1941-09-12

First Day of Commissioning, Cachet by Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-07-04

Independence Day

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT) "MAIL IS / MORALE"

1943-11-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1941-10-01

Note:

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-32

1942-03-15

Censored wartime (WWII) use

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2nd Commissioning April 10 1951 to September 25 1991

 

Locy Type 2

1953-09-08

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n) (A, USS)

1965-08-17

Notes:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (B, USS)

1971-04-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS)

1986-07-18

Change of Command, Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1983-04-01

Last day aboard USS Fulton for Henri Baxter (Command Master Chief, USN). Add-on cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1983-05-27

Cachet honors the loss of the USS Scorpion SSN-589, Cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

Locy Type F "CHANGE / OF / COMMAND" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-32d

1988-07-22

Change of Command, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type Fa FPO New York 09534 (dial of F-32d)

1988-06-17

Crewmember's Reunion, Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F "USS FULTON AS-11 / DEACTIVATED / MAY 17, 1991 / NEW LONDON, CT 06320" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-32e

1991-05-17

Deactivated, cachet by Henri Baxter (Command Master Chief, USN)

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1991-09-26

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

FULTON received the following awards during her Naval career: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 stars) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 stars) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 battle star) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2 stars).

NAMESAKE - Robert Fulton, born in Little Britain, Pa., in 1765, had a distinguished career as a painter before patenting his first invention, a double inclined plane to replace locks in canals, in England in 1794. His numerous ingenious and influential inventions included a prototype submarine, Nautilus, amphibious boats, and the first commercially successful steamboat, Clermont. In 1814 and 1815, he built the first war steamer, known both as Fulton and Demologos. He died in New York City 24 February 1815. {DANFS}

 

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