S-23 SS 128
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.
Keel Laid 18 January 1919 - Launched 27 October 1920 |
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- USS S-23 SS-128 Covers Page 1 (1928-32)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Commissioned 30 October 1923 - Decommissioned 2 November 1945
Post Office Established 31 October 1924 - Disestablished 1 December 1928
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Locy Type 9v |
c 1928 |
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Registered, Official Business mail (On Piece). From the Paul Huber collection.
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Locy Type F |
1932-12-25 |
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"Figure S-74 was produced by a collector who worked in the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and was used on covers sent to members of a local stamp club. It was used during 1932-33 for
numerous boats of the S-class, most of which were actually based at Pearl Harbor at the time." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition. From the Paul Huber collection.
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Locy Type P |
1932-12-09 |
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"Figure S-75 is a standard Type 5hks cancel for the Submarine Detachment at Pearl Harbor; the mail clerk used wording similar to that shown for several boats there. The exact
arrangements of wording in the killer bars varies. The use of a ship's name in the killers technically would make this a Type P postmark if it had actually been used aboard the boat.
Both cancels (S-74 & S-75) indicate the submarine division to which the boat was attached, noted as "Sub Div" in the listings. For convenience, these postmarks are listed under the
boats in question. Both markings are very elusive." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition.
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Locy Type |
1936-12-17 |
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From the Paul Huber collection.
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Locy Type |
c 1936 |
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From the Paul Huber collection.
Other Information
USS S-23 earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
The ships sponsor was Miss Barbara Sears.
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