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The USS Skate, Commanded by CDR James F. Calvert, operated in the Arctic Ocean and became the second submarine to make it to the North Pole.

The cover above is signed by CDR Jame F. Calvert after his return from the Arctic.  It is postmarked New London, Conn - Submarine Base Br. Oct 8 1958.  One year later on March 17, 1959, the SKATE became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole.  On this trip the ashes of famed explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins were committed to the arctic..

First Rendezvous at the North Pole - 2 August 1962

USS Skate and USS Seadragon

Letter cancelled by the USS Fulton (AS 11)

The below cover is signed by the Commanding Officer of the USS Skate

CDR Joseph L. Skoog

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