PERCH IXSS 313

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.

Balao Class Submarine Keel Laid January 5 1943 - Launched September 12 1943 USS PERCH SS-313 Commissioned January 7 1944 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Converted to Submarine Transport (SSP) 1948 USS PERCH SSP-313 Recommissioned May 20 1948 USS PERCH ASSP-313 Redesignated Transport Submarine (ASSP) January 31 1950 USS PERCH APSS-313 Redesignated Submarine Transport (APSS) October 24 1956 Decommissioned March 31 1960 Recommissioned November 11 1961 USS PERCH LPSS-313 Reclassified Amphibious Transport Submarine (LPSS) August 22 1968 USS PERCH IXSS-313 Reclassified Unclassified Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) June 30 1971 Decommissioned December 1 1971 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1971 Sold January 15 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Perch Covers Page 1    (1943-44)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z "USS PERCH / KEEL LAID" Groton CT

1943-01-05

No Image

Keel Laying

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-01-05

No Image

Keel Laying, cachet by Walter Czubay.

 

Locy Type CD-Z5 Section Base Post Office New London CT

1943-09-12

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Launching, David A. Hurt Post 203, Regular Veterans Association.

 

USPO Machine Cancel New London, Conn.

1943-09-12

Launching. Cachet by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type CD-Z5 Section Base Post Office New London CT

1944-01-07

No Image

Commissioning, thermographed cachet by Fred Hebditch and Edgar P Simmons.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1944-01-07

No Image

Commissioning, thermographed cachet by Fred Hebditch and Edgar P Simmons.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1944-01-07

No Image

Commissioning, Cachet by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

NO PERCH POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

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Other Information

PERCH received four battle stars for her World War II service and one battle star for her Korean War service

Credited with sinking...
The 115-ton Japanese Guardboat KANNON MARU I-Go, July 29 1944 Philippine Sea
The Japanese Communication Vessel No. 463, March 22 1945 Makassar Strait

NAMESAKE - A rather small European fresh-water spiny-finned fish

Two submarines of the US Navy have been name PERCH - USS Perch SS 176 and USS Perch IX 313.

 

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