FLYING FISH AGSS 229
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 6 December 1940 - Launched 9 July 1941 |
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- USS Flying Fish SS-229 Covers Page 1 (1940-46)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1940-12-06 |
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USS BONITA commemorates the Keel Laying of FLYING FISH. Cachet by Gow C. Ng. From the George Marcincin collection.
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Locy Type |
1941-12-10 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by George J. Contraros
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1942-01-14 |
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Censored Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type P |
1946-10-27 |
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R/S Navy Day cachet. F-15 was used after the post office was closed.
Other Information
USS FLYING FISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 12 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the Flying Fish, a family of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named FLYING FISH - USS Flying Fish (Schooner 1838), USS Flying Fish SS-229 and USS Flying Fish SSN-673.
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