FULTON PG 49

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 FULTON Submarine Tender No. 1
Commissioned December 7 1914 - Decommissioned February 28 1919
USS FULTON AS-1
Designated (AS-1) July 17 1920
Recommissioned January 3 1921 - Decommissioned October 5 1925
Recommissioned September 2 1930
USS FULTON PG-49
Reclassified (PG-49) September 29 1930 - Decommissioned May 12 1934

Struck from the Naval Register May 18 1935 - Sold for scrapping June 6 1935

Naval Covers

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USS Fulton AS-1/PG-49 Covers Page 1 (1915-34)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning December 7 1914 to February 28 1919

Locy Type
3(AC)

"NEW LONDON /
CONNECTICUT"

1915-11-23

Submarine Tender No. 1

2nd Commissioning January 3 1921 to October 5 1925

Locy Type
3s

"COCO SOLO /
CANAL ZONE"

1923-04-15

AS-1

3rd Commissioning September 2 1930 to May 12 1934

Locy Type
FDPS 5hks

1930-12-16

As PG-49. First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
5hks

"BALBOA /
CANAL ZONE"

1932-05-28

PG-49

Locy Type
9efw

1932-01-18

Notes:

Locy Type
LDC 3 (B-BBT)

"BURNED AT /
SEA MAR 14"

1934-05-12

Last Day of Commission.

Locy Type
3r (B-BTT)

"NEW BEDFORD /
MASS"

USS Hamilton
DD-141

1938-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and Loring W. Stannard.
Cachet remembers the loss of FULTON AS-1, PANAY PR-5, AKRON ZRS-4, MACON ZRS-5 and SWALLOW AM-4.

Other Information

USS FULTON earned the World War I Victory Medal (with Atlantic Fleet clasp).

NAMESAKE - Robert Fulton, born in Little Britain, Pa., in 1765, had a distinguished career as a painter before patenting his first invention, a double inclined plane to replace locks in canals, in England in 1794. His numerous ingenious and influential inventions included a prototype submarine, Nautilus, amphibious boats, and the first commercially successful steamboat, Clermont. In 1814 and 1815, he built the first war steamer, known both as Fulton and Demologos. He died in New York City 24 February 1815.

There have been four ships of the US Navy named FULTON - USS Fulton (Steam Frigate 1816), USS Fulton (Side Wheel Steamer 1837), USS Fulton PG-49 and USS Fulton AS-11.

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