TUNA SS 203
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 July 19 1939 - Launched October 2 1940 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1940-41)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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MARE ISLAND |
1940-10-02 |
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Launching
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Locy Type |
1941-02-03 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Gow C. Ng
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Locy Type |
1941-04-08 |
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Submarine Mail cachet by George V. Sadworth
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Locy Type |
1941-04-21 |
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Commissioning of USS Gudgeon SS-211
Cachet by - Martin R. Aden
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Locy Type |
1941-10-27 |
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Navy Day
Cachet by - Wilfred R. Cyr, Sponsored by the ANCS Argonauts and Alex R. Hesse (R/S marking on back)
Other Information
TUNA received seven battle stars for her World War II service
Credited with sinking...
The 805-ton Japanese Transport TOYOHARU MARU, May 15 1942 off Korea
The 4697-ton Japanese Transport KUROHIME MARU, March 30 1943 off Manus
The 5484-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOSEI MARU, December 12 1943 off Halmahera
The 89-ton Japanese Guardboat TAJIMA MARU, May 4 1944 off Wake
NAMESAKE - Any of numerous large, vigorous, spiny-finned fishes including some highly esteemed for sport and food
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