R-17 SS 94

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 5 May 1917 - Launched 24 December 1917 USS R-17 (Submarine) Commissioned 18 August 1918 USS R-17 SS-94 Redesignated (SS-94) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 15 May 1931 Recommissioned 25 March 1941 - Decommissioned 9 March 1942 HMS P512 (British Naval Service) Transferred to Great Britain & renamed 9 March 1942 Returned to US Naval custody 6 September 1944 Struck from the Naval Register 22 June 1945 Sold for scrapping 16 November 1945

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS R-17 SS-94 Covers Page 1     (1927-1942)

 

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 18 August 1918 to 15 May 1931

 

Locy Type 3 "DECOMMISSON / ED TODAY R17"

1931-05-15

"In May 1931 eleven of these submarines moved to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where they were decommissioned and placed in reserve (the other nine boats remained active). The mail clerk of Submarine Division Fourteen, Battle Fleet produced commemorative covers for these events. The name of each submarine was given in the killer bars of the cancel. Once again, the division post office was not aboard each boat; it was located at the yard along with the staff of the division." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition. From the Paul Huber collection.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Miss Bertha F. Dew.

 

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