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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.

Adder Class Submarine Torpedo Boat Keel Laid 10 December 1900 - Launched 31 July 1902 USS GRAMPUS Commissioned 28 May 1903 - Decommissioned 28 November 1906 Recommissioned 13 June 1908 USS A-3 Renamed A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No.4) 17 November 1911 - Decommissioned 28 June 1912 Recommissioned 17 April 1915 (at Olongapo, PI) - Decommissioned 25 July 1921 (Cavite Navy Yard, PI) USS A-3 SS-4 Designated (SS-4) 17 July 1920 while in reserve Struck from the Naval Register 16 January 1922 Final Disposition, dismantled and designated as a target.

Naval Covers

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1. USS A-3 (ex GRAMPUS) Covers Page 1     (1909-1914)

 

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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From the collection of Paul Huber. Postcard - "U.S. SUBMARINE GRAMPUS UNDER WAY, SAN DIEGO BAY, CAL."

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Marley F. Hay, wife of the Superintendent of Construction at Union Iron Works.

The first Commanding Officer was Lt. Arthur MacArthur, the older brother of future General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.

 

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