TUNNY LPSS 282

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.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid November 10 1941 - Launched June 30 1942 USS TUNNY SS-282 Commissioned September 1 1942 - Decommissioned December 13 1945 Recommissioned in reserve February 1952 - Decommissioned April 1952 USS TUNNY SSG-282 Redesignated Guided Missile Submarine (SSG) & recommissioned March 6 1953 USS TUNNY SS-282 Reverted to Submarine (SS) May 1965 USS TUNNY APSS-282 Converted to Troop-carrying Submarine (APSS) 1966 USS TUNNY LPSS-282 Reclassified Amphibious Transport Submarine (LPSS) January 1 1968 Decommissioned June 28 1969 Struck from the Naval Register June 30 1969 Sunk as target June 19 1970

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   USPO Slogan Machine cancel "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, CA

   1941-11-10

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   Keel Laid. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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   USPO Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Branch" Honolulu, HI

   1964-05-22

   As SSG-282
   Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

   
   

    

   Other Information

   TUNNY received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citations for her World War II service, and five battle stars for her operations during the Vietnam War
   
   Credited with sinking...
   The 5306-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KUSUYAMA MARU, February 8 1943 off Formosa
   A Japanese Sampan, February 15 1943 Bonin Islands
   The 4162-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOYO MARU No. 2, April 2 1943 off Truk
   The 8237-ton Japanese Victualling Stores Ship KOSEI MARU, April 7 1943 off Truk
   The 1964-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat SHOTOKU MARU, June 28 1943 Mariana Islands
   The 2230-ton Japanese Submarine I-42, March 23 1944 off Palau
   The 4955-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship NICHIWA MARU, May 17 1944 Mariana Islands
   An Un-named Japanese trawler, June 16 1944 off luzon
   A Japanese Sampan, April 4 1945 Bonin Islands
   
   NAMESAKE - Several oceanic fishes resembling the mackerel

   
   

    

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