SPINAX SS 489

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.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid May 14 1945 - Launched November 25 1945 USS SPINAX SS-489 Commissioned September 20 1946 USS SPINAX SSR-489 Redesignated Radar Picket Submarine (SSR) January 1948 USS SPINAX SS-489 Reverted to Submarine (SS) August 15 1959 USS SPINAX AGSS-489 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1969 Decommissioned October 11 1969 Struck from Naval Register October 11 1969 Sold June 13 1972 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2r USS NEREUS AS-17

1969-01-02

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) USS NEREUS AS-17

1969-09-09

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - One of the spiny sharks (dogfish sharks) scientifically known as Squalidal

 

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