R-13 SS 90
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 Coastal and Harbor Defense Submarine
- USS R-13
Commissioned 17 October 1919
- USS R-13 SS-90
Designated (SS) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 14 September 1945
Struck from Naval Register 11 October 1945
Sold 13 March 1946 for scrap
Keel Laid 27 March 1918 - Launched 27 August 1919
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- USS R-13 SS-90 Covers Page 1 (1927-1944)
Postmarks
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 3 |
1927-05-16 |
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"From the early 1920's to 1931, the first twenty submarines of the R class were assigned to the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The mail clerk at the Submarine Base often used the wording "U.S.S. R 1-20/P.H. T.H." and similar wording in the killers of his cancel. This does not imply that the post office was located aboard any of the boats; it merely identified the boats stationed there." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition.
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Locy Type 3 |
1927-05-16 |
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Preprinted stationary showing "R-13"
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-13 |
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Postmark created by John Gill
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Locy Type Fz |
1944-07-12 |
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Official Business
Posted from another ship or station...Ship had no post office
Other Information
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