PROTEUS AS 19

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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.

    Fulton Class Submarine Tender
    Keel Laid September 15 1941 - Launched November 12 1942

  1. USS PROTEUS AS-19
    Commissioned January 31 1944 - Decommissioned September 26 1947
    Recommissioned July 8 1960 - Decommissioned September 30 1992

    Struck from Naval Register September 30 1992
    Reacquired February 1 1994

  2. PROTEUS IX-518
    Placed In Service as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) February 1994
    Placed Out of Service September 1999

    Struck from Naval Register March 13 2001
    Sold June 7 2007 to ESCO Marine, Brownsville, TX for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Proteus AS-19 Covers Page 1    (1945-92)

 

Postmarks

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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
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning January 31 1944 to September 26 1947


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-11-11

Armistice Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-05-28

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

Locy Type 9efu

1947-06-14

On the back of a Patriotic cover.


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. P-50

1945-12-25

Christmas, cachet by M. Fay Muridge



2nd Commissioning July 8 1960 to September 30 1992


 

Locy Type
2(n) (USS)

1964-02-14

Note:


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1975-02-06

Note:


 

Locy Type
2t(nu)

1962-07-19

Unknown


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (A,USS)

1968-02-14

Note:


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (B,USS)

1976-10-31

Tom Armstrong
R/S marking from the USS Sam Houston SSBN-609 adds to the visual appeal of this cover sent to Germany.


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (B,USS)

1979-12-11

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1979-01-28

Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1979-07-23

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1981-04-09

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1982-09-08

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1984-04-21

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1985-01-14

Cachet by Raymond W. Milling


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1992-07-06

Jerry D. Keeling, USCS #10502


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

Locy Type
Meter OPB2 (#1600290)

USS LONG BEACH CGN-9

1992-07-11

Inactivation Ceremony
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1992-07-11

Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1992-07-16

No Image

Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS,USN)

1992-07-30

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (USS)

1966-11-16

Mail from LCdr. Bump (future Rear Admiral)


 

Locy Type
7-1t(n+u) (USS, USN)

1982-11-12

Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
2-1a(n+) (USS,USN)

1992-09-30

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


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

1992-09-30

Decommissioning. Official Ship Cachet, serviced Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

Locy Meter OPB2 (#1600290)

USS LONG BEACH CGN-9

1992-09-30

Last Day of Postal Service
Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

1992-09-30

Last Day of Postal Service
Official Ship Cachet
Tom Armstrong



 

USPS Type 9

"Naval Base Station"

Bremerton, WA

1999-09-16
to
1992-09-30

Farewell and Job Well Done!
Tom Armstrong

 

Other Information

PROTEUS AS-19 was at Tokyo Bay on September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - Named for a god of the sea

 


 

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