R-19 SS 96

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 Class Coastal and Harbor Defense Submarine Keel Laid 23 June 1917 - Launched 28 January 1918 USS R-19 Commissioned 7 October 1918 USS SS-96 Reclassified 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 15 May 1931 Recommissioned 6 January 1941 - Decommissioned 9 March 1942 HMS P.514 Transferred to Royal Navy 9 March 1942 SUNK by HMCS Georgian 21 June 1942

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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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1927-05-16

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Note: Submarine had no post office.

 

Other Information

USS SS-96 earned the World War I Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

Ships sponsor was Mrs. Robert L. Irvine.

 

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