B 2 SS 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.

B Class Submarine Keel Laid 30 August 1905 - Launched 1 September 1906 USS CUTTLEFISH (Submarine) Commissioned 18 October 1907 - Decommissioned 30 November 1909 Recommissioned 15 April 1910 USS B-2 Renamed 17 November 1911 - Decommissioned 4 December 1912 Recommissioned 2 August 1913 - Decommissioned 12 December 1919 Struck from the Naval Register 12 December 1919 Final disposition, sunk as a target.

Naval Covers

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1. USS B-2 SS-11 (ex Cuttlefish) Covers Page 1     (1907-19)

 

Postmarks

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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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2nd Commissioning 15 April 1910 to 4 December 1912

 

Locy Type 2

1910-09-29

Note: Courtesy of the Paul Huber Collection

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Cuttlefish are marine animals of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell, the cuttlebone. Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but mollusks.

There has been two submarines of the US Navy that have borne the name CUTTLEFISH - USS Cuttlefish and USS Cuttlefish SS-171.

The ships sponsor was Miss Eleanor Gow, daughter of Commander J. L. Gow.

 

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