TENCH AGSS 417
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 1 1944 - Launched July 7 1944 |
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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 (DATE RANGE)
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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NO POSTMARKS REPORTED |
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USPO Machine |
1964-02-17 |
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Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
Other Information
TENCH was awarded three battle stars for her World War II service
Credited with sinking...
Two small Un-named Japanese fishing trawlers, March 28 1945 Yellow Sea
The 100-ton Japanese Small Merchant Cargo Ship KINEI MARU, May 17 1945 off Hokkaido
A small Un-named Japanese vessel, May 30 1945 off Honshu
The 861-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship MIKAMASAN MARU, June 2 1945 off Honshu
The 517-ton Japanese Transport RYUJIN MARU, June 4 1945 off Honshu
The 92-ton Japanese Guardboat HANSHIN MARU, June 7 1945 off Hokkaido
The 2857-ton Japanese Transport KAMISHIKA MARU, June 9 1945 off Hokkaido
The 834-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker SHOEI MARU No. 6, June 11 1945 off Honshu
Two small Un-named Japanese trawlers, June 12 1945 off Honshu
A small Un-named Japanese vessel, July 30 1945 Yellow Sea
Four Un-named Japanese sailing vessels, August 6 1945 Yellow Sea
NAMESAKE - A Eurasian freshwater fish related to the dace and noted for its ability to survive out of water
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