T-3 SF 3

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.

AA-1 Class Submarine
Keel Laid May 21 1917 as AA-3
Launched May 24 1919


1. AA-3 SF-3
Designated AA-3 SF-3 July 17 1920


2. T-3 SF-3
Renamed September 22 1920


3. USS T-3 SF-3
Commissioned December 7 1920 - Decommissioned November 11 1922
Recommissioned October 1 1925 - Decommissioned July 14 1927
Struck from Naval Register September 19 1930

Broken up November 20 1930

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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USPO Type 8 "Naval Base / Station" Norfolk VA

1921-01-01

N/A

American YMCA envelope. From the David Kent collection. Sailor's Mail from the Submarine.

 

Other Information

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Additional Naming History Sources

Both NavSource and Wikipedia mention SS-61 as a designation and hull number for T-3 but the December 1995 U.S. Naval Institute article Part V—A Matter of Class by Samuel Loring Morison has following statement: "T-1 through T-3, despite claims to the contrary, were never officially classified as SSs..."

 

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