TORSK IXSS 423

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 June 7 1944 - Launched September 6 1944 USS TORSK SS-423 Commissioned December 16 1944 Snorkel conversion completed 1952 Decommissioned March 4 1968 TORSK SS-423 Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at the Washington Navy Yard TORSK AGSS-423 Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) May 1968 TORSK IXSS-423 Reclassified Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) June 1971 Placed Out of Service December 15 1971 Struck from Naval Register December 15 1971 Custody turned over to the state of Maryland to be used as a museum in the Inner Harbor at Baltimore September 26 1972

Naval Covers

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1. SS-423 Covers Page 1    (1949)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Kittery ME

1944-09-06

No Image

Launching, cachet by George J. Contraros

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NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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1st Commissioning December 16 1944 to March 4 1968

 

USPO Machine Postmark Norfolk VA

1963-05-05

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

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Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Vessel March 4 1968 to December 15 1971

 

USPO Machine Postmark Washington DC

1970-03-06

No Image

R/S cachet.

 

Other Information

TORSK received two battle stars for her World War II service.

Credited with sinking...
Japanese Coastal Defense Craft No. 13, August 14 1945
Japanese Coastal Defense Craft No. 47, August 14 1945

NAMESAKE - A food fish of the North Atlantic, also known as the cusk or tusk. The torsk, a member of the cod family, can reach a length of three feet and weigh as much as 30 pounds.

 

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