Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5205.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.86]) by strange.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tlmnl4.45s.37kbi0u for ; Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:15:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010722231441.20597.qmail@web5205.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.207.208] by web5205.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:14:41 PDT Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:14:41 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 401 To: MPCGram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ----------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 401 Sunday, July 22, 2001 USS Thomas Edison on MPC By Fred Schwan As most, or all, of you know, the submarine Thomas Edison is on the face of MPC Series 681 fractinal notes. The vignette was identified by John Semeniuk many years ago. Not much new has been reports about this vignette until last year when the BEP selected the same vignette as the subject of a souvenir card. David Klinger is not a serious MPC collector (we are working on THAT). He was a student in the military money class at the ANA summer seminar. He is also a retired submariner! He approached me at the first break during the seminar with some comments about the submarine vignette. He said that he knew the Thomas Edison, he had even been on board the sub and that he did not think that the submarine on the note was the Edison. The main reason for the question was the unusual protrusion on the deck of the sub. Dave said that he could not be sure because it was possible that the item had been added and/or removed at different times. It was interesting conversation and Dave gave us a few other submarine details to enhance the book. The next day Dave really surprised me. He had done his homework and gone to the Internet to research the sub. He found that the vignette is indeed the Edison and much more. Indeed the official Navy photograph used as a model for the vignette is posted on line and something like five sites are devoted to the sub! The information below has been combined from a few of these sites. Rather than give you the exact address, I suggest that you go to google.com and search for the sub yourself. Hopefully, in this way, you will find information beyond what is here and send it as a new article for the Gram! USS THOMAS A. EDISON (SSBN-610) dp. 6946 tons (surf.), 7884 tons (subm.); l. 410.5'; b. 33'; s. 16k (surf.), 21k (subm.); td. 1300'; a. 16 missile tubes, 4-21" tt. fwd.; cpl. 10 officers - 100 enlisted men (each in 2 crews); cl. "ETHAN ALLEN" Authorized by Congress: 1958 Keel laid by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Co., Groton, CT 15MAR60; Launched 15JUN61; Sponsored by Mrs. John E. Sloane; Commissioned 10MAR62 with Capt Charles M. Young [B]; Cdr Walter Dedrick [G] in command Decommissioned and struck from the Navy List 30Nov83; Disposed of through SRP at PSNS 1DEC97. Following shakedown training off the eastern coast of the U.S., USS THOMAS A. EDISON (SSBN-610) loaded Polaris missiles at Charleston, S.C., and embarked upon her first deterrent patrol on 7 November 1962. She concluded that patrol at the base at Holy Loch, Scotland, whence she operated for the next four years and 17 deterrent patrols. In September 1966, her official home port was changed from New London, Connecticut to Charleston, South Carolina, in preparation for her first major overhaul. She end her 17th patrol at Charleston on 15 October 1966 and began her overhaul on the 28th. She completed repairs on 9 May 1968; and, after post-overhaul sea trials and shakedown, she embarked upon her 18th deterrent patrol on 22 September 1968. Over the next five years, she operated out of New London and Rota, Spain, from which ports she conducted another 19 patrols in the Atlantic. In June of 1973, she was transferred to the Pacific Fleet, arriving in San Diego on 11 July. After a short period of operations with Submarine Group 5, she moved to Vallejo on 6 August to begin another overhaul, this time at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. On 30 November 1974, the fleet ballistic missile submarine completed repairs and, following shakedown in January and February of 1975, she transited the Panama Canal again in March to fire test missiles near Cape Canaveral, Florida. She concluded that mission in July and retransited the canal on 8 August. THOMAS A. EDISON carried out operations along the west coast until December at which time she headed for her new homeport, Guam and continued to conduct deterrent patrols from her base in Apra until 1980 when she was reclassified an SSN. She was decommissioned 30 November 1983 and transferred to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard where she was disposed of through the SRP 1 December 1997. =============================================== Editorial ----------------------------------------------- It is not saying anything profound to say that the information on the Internet is is just about boundless. I should be greatful for the information above on the Edison, but I am not. I am mad. I am mad at myself for not having thought to look for the Edison on the net. Now I wonder what other leads we should attack now! I hope that you will think of many more avenues and search them then report your findings here in the Gram. ============================================== Mail Call ----------------------------------------------- Editor Larry is sure the boxcar commemorated WWII. I stand corrected. I want to set the record straight. As a symbol the boxcars may come from WWI, but this memorial is from WWII. Warner Editor, The MPC I saw yesterday [in Ho Chi Minh City] is someone's collection but he might be persuaded to sell some pieces at the right price. I am going to send the whole gange what I saw. Then I saw a few "VOID"s too, but they are for sale. I will add them to the end of the collection but show they are for sale. I will see a much larger accumulation for sale tomorrow and will select the good stuff out and send a list to all of you. Hope I find something good for you and the others. Howard Howard, I hope that in addition to MPC, you can bring back some reports on the sate of MPC collecting in Vietnam! Editor ================================================ Departments --------------------------------------------------- Calendar of events for Gramsters maintained by Howard Daniel, John Wilson and Gram staff ---------------------------------------------------- June 28-July 1, 2001, Mid America Coin Expo, Sponsored by Numismatic News, Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, IL Auction by B & M - No paper money. About 125 tables July 5-8, 2001, Clearwater Coin Show, Clearwater, FL Over 100 tables July 13-15, 2001, Eastern States Numismatic Expo, Brandywine Terrace, Claymont / Wilmington, DE Probably over 100 tables August 2-5, 2001, 42nd Blue Ridge Numismatic Association, Dalton, GA (about one hour drive from the ANA Atlanta convention the following week) Over 150 Dealers Auction by Lucien Birkler, Washington, D.C. from M & M August 4-5, 2001 Meridian Area Coin Club Coin & Currency Show, Howard Johnson Inn, Meridian, MS August 7-12, 2001, ANA Convention at the Cobb Galleria Center, Atlanta, GA The Fourth Annual Paper Money & Historical Artifacts Show. Sheraton Grand hotel at Dallas/ Ft. Worth Airport. 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving Texas 75063. August 16-19 2001. More than 75 dealers. Lyn Knight's 40th Anniversary sale August 18, 2001. AUGUST 16-19. 2001, 41st Missouri Numismatic Society Coin Festival, Hilton St. Louis Airport St. Louis, MO August 17-19, 2001, Ohio Coin Expo, Cleveland, OH, 125 tables, August 23-26, 2001, CSNS Fall Convention hosted by the MSNS in Dearborn, MI Auction by NTL/Scotsman Coins, Hyatt Regency Dearborn August 23-25, 2001, New England Coin Expo, Holiday Inn, Mansfield, MA, 130 tables August 25-26, 2001, Golden State Coin Show, CSNS 109th Convention & NASC Masonic Temple Arcadia, CA August 31-Sept. 1-2, 2001, Ohio State Coin Show, Columbus Ohio Host CNS/COINS, Marriott North World Paper Money Fair, run by London Chapter of IBNS October 6/7, 2001 Spink Auction October 5, 2001 Phillips Auction October 4, 2001 My London Paper Money Fairs are: July 15/September 2/November 18, 2001 Important 2002 events Lyn Knight auction of Leo May collection, Chicago, Feb 2002 ANA spring show, Jacksonville FL, 7-9 March 2002. EXHIBIT APPLICATION DEADLINE 11 FEB 2002. [Joe Boling, John and Nancy Wilson confirmed in attendance] MPCFest III, Port Clinton, Ohio March 2002 WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar, July 2002 ANA summer show, New York City, 30 July-4 August 2002. EXHIBIT APPLICATION DEAD LINE 3 JUN 2002. --------------------------------------------------- Donations are now being accepted for scholarships to the 2002 "Military Money" course at the 2002 ANA Summer Seminar. Inquiries and donations should be sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 Dondors to 2002 Scholarship Fund Steve Feller Harold Kroll ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. 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