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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.

USS FALCON Minesweeper No. 28
Commissioned November 12 1918
USS FALCON AM 28
Designated (AM) August 14 1921
USS FALCON ASR 2
Reclassified Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) September 12 1929
Decommissioned June 18 1946

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Sold March 12 1947

Naval Covers

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USS Falcon ASR-2 Covers Page 1 (1932-43)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"NEW LONDON /
CONN"

1935-09-25

Remembering the Loss of USS S-51 SS-162 in 1925. Cachet by - A. G. Schoenberger

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"IN MEMORY /
OF "MAINE""

1937-02-15

Remembering the Loss of USS MAINE. Cachet by - Frederick Horton

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"NEW LONDON /
CT"

1937-11-25

Thanksgiving Day, Cachet by - Frederick Horton

Locy Type
3 (BC-BBT)

"SUBASE /
NEW LONDON"

1939-10-12

Cachet Category Columbus Day, Cachet Maker Walter J. Dybas

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1940-12-18

Note:

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1940-12-18

Note: Reverse side of Dec. 18, 1940 postal card.

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"THANKS- /
GIVING DAY"

1940-11-21

Notes: Cachet is thermographed.

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"USS GROUPER /
KEEL LAID"

1940-12-28

Keel Laying of USS Grouper SS-214, cachet by Gow C. Ng.

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

"USS MARLIN /
LAUNCHING"

1941-01-29

Launching of USS Marlin SS-205, cachet by Gow C. Ng.

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

1941-06-22

Diving the wreck of USS O-9 SS-70, Gow C. Ng handpainted cachet

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

"SEASON"S /
GREETINGS"

1943-01-01

New Year's Day

Locy Type
3z (TTT)

1941-06-20

Standing by, over the wreck of USS O-9 SS-70

Locy Type
5s

"NEW LONDON /
CONN."

1932-05-24

Note:

Locy Type
9v

1942-12-25

Christmas Day

Locy Type
9x

1942-12-25

Christmas Day

Locy Type F

"U.S.S. SHARK /
LAUNCHED"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-05-21

Launching of USS Shark SS-174

Locy Type
FAKE

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-3b

1942-01-19

FAKE Postmark. Cachet by the Sibley's Department Store (Hobby Shop)

Locy Type
LDC F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-2b

1946-06-18

Last Day in Commission.

Locy Type
LDC 9ef(nu)

1946-06-18

Last Day in Commission, RS cachet.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A longwinged hawk.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name FALCON - USS Falcon (1846 Gunboat) USS Falcon ASR-2, USS Falcon AM-190 and USS Falcon MHC-59.
A fifth ship named FALCON, a motor boat, served in a noncommissioned status in the 13th Naval District during World War I.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. J. Parslow

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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-<li>[[Falcon_ASR_2_Covers_Page_1 |Falcon Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-43)</li>
+<li>[[Falcon_ASR_2_Covers_Page_1 | USS Falcon ASR-2 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-43)</li>
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+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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-Locy Type<br/>FAKE<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. [[CD_Three_ | CD-3b]]
+Locy Type<br/>'''FAKE'''<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. [[CD_Three_ | CD-3b]]
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - A longwinged hawk
+'''NAMESAKE''' - A longwinged hawk.<br/><br/>
+Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name FALCON - USS Falcon (1846 Gunboat) USS Falcon ASR-2, [[FALCON_MSC_190_ | USS Falcon AM-190]] and [[FALCON_MHC_59_ | USS Falcon MHC-59]].<br/>A fifth ship named FALCON, a motor boat, served in a noncommissioned status in the 13th Naval District during World War I.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. J. Parslow
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