SNOOK SS 279
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 April 17 1942 - Launched August 15 1942 |
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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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
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.
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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1942-08-15 |
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No Image |
Launching, cachet by Gow C. Ng
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NO SNOOK POSTMARKS |
DATE FROM
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Note:
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USPS Type 9 |
1983-04-06 |
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No Image |
On Eternal Patrol, cachet by Duane Rosendale
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USPS CDS |
1983-04-08 |
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No Image |
On Eternal Patrol, cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington
Other Information
SNOOK earned seven battle stars for her World War II service
Credited with sinking...
The 1268-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KINKO MARU, May 5 1943 Yellow Sea
The 3194-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship DAIFUKU MARU (former British STANGTON), May 5 1943 Yellow Sea
The 4363-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TOSEI MARU, May 7 1943 Yellow Sea
The 1258-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHINSEI MARU No. 3, May 7 1943 Yellow Sea
An Un-named Japanese Trawler, May 16 1943 off Honshu
The 5865-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship LIVERPOOL MARU, July 3 1943 off Formosa
The 5290-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOKI MARU, July 3 1943 off Formosa
The 9655-ton Japanese Troop Transport YAMATO MARU, September 13 1943 East China Sea
The 715-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KATSURAHAMA MARU, September 22 1943 Yellow Sea
The 5874-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOTOBUKI MARU, November 28 1943 off Saipan
The 4928-ton Japanese Troop Transport YAMAFUKU MARU, November 28 1943 off Saipan
The 3512-ton Japanese Troop Transport SHIGANOURA MARU, November 29 1943 Mariana Islands
The 3120-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat MAGANE MARU, January 23 1944 Bonin Islands
The 6989-ton Japanese Troop Transport LIMA MARU, February 8 1944 off Goto Archipelago
The 3591-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship NITTOKU MARU, February 14 1944 off Japan
The 875-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KAMONE MARU, February 15 1944 off Korea
The 5471-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KAYO MARU, February 23 1944 Bonin Islands
The 3887-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker KIKUSUI MARU, October 23 1944 South China Sea
The 6886-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship ARISAN MARU, October 24 1944 Luzon Strait
The 5863-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship SHINSEI MARU, October 24 1944 Luzon Strait
NAMESAKE - Named for the common snook, an Atlantic marine fish that is bluish-gray above and silvery below a black lateral line
There have been two submarines of the US Navy named SNOOK - USS Snook SS-279 and USS Snook SSN-592.
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