GRIFFIN AS 13
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.
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Griffin Class Submarine Tender
- USS GRIFFIN AS-13
Commissioned July 31 1941 - Decommissioned October 12 1945
- GRIFFIN AS-13
"In Service" through the 1950s and 1960s tending submarines in reserve
Struck from Naval Register August 1 1972
Sold April 9 1973 for scrap
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as "SS MORMACPENN"
Launched October 11 1939 - Acquired by U.S. Navy December 13 1940
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-44)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1941-08-25
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Walter Czubay
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1941-08-25 |
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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1941-08-25 |
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First Day of Postal Service.
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1944-08-17 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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1941-10-12
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Columbus Day, signed by Marvin M. Taylor, NMC. Patriotic cachet by Jacques Minkus
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1942-06-06 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Other Information
USS GRIFFIN earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Sea Clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Robert Stanislaus Griffin, USN (September 27 1857 - February 21 1933)
Griffin graduated from the Naval Academy in 1878. He served in USS TENNESSEE ACR-10, USS PHILADELPHIA C-4, and USS VICKSBURG PG-11, and took part in the Cuban blockade of 1898 in gunboat USS MAYFLOWER PG-183. Griffin rose from Fleet Engineer, North Atlantic Fleet, in 1904 to Engineer in Chief and head of the Bureau of Steam Engineering in 1913. Until 1921, Rear Admiral Griffin performed outstanding service in designing, building, and maintaining ship machinery, and in converting captured German vessels. He was awarded The Distinguished Service Medal by the President. Rear Admiral Griffin died February 21 1933 at Washington, D.C
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