DIXON AS 37

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.

L. Y. Spear Class Submarine Tender Keel Laid September 7 1967 - Launched June 20 1970 USS DIXON AS-37 Commissioned August 7 1971 - Decommissioned December 15 1995 Struck from Naval Register March 18 1996 Laid up at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA Sunk July 21 2003 as target

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1970-95)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+) (USS)

1971-08-07 to 1971-08-07

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1973-10-09 to 1973-10-09

Supporting Turtle DSV-3

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (A,D2,USS)

1979-02-14 to 1979-02-14

Sailor's mail

 

USPS Machine cancel Quincy, MA

1970-06-20 to 1970-06-20

N/A

Launching

 

USPS 3-bar San Diego, CA

1995-08-05 to 1995-08-05

N/A

Deactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Norfolk, VA

1995-12-15 to 1995-12-15

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS DIXON earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards) - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - George E. Dixon ( - 1864)
Dixon was instrumental in design changes to the Submarine HUNLEY
He was aboard when the HUNLEY successfully deployed the first spar (torpedo) sinking the USS HOUSTONIC becoming the first ship to be sunk by Submarine. The HUNLEY was lost with all hands, including Dixon on February 17 1864, and was recovered 131 years later August 8 2000.

 

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