HAKE AGSS 256
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 1 November 1941 - Launched 17 July 1942 Placed Out of Service 19 April 1968 Struck from Naval Register 19 April 1968 Sold 5 December 1972 for scrap |
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- USS Hake SS-256 / AGSS-256 Covers Page 1 (1941-1964)
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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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-11-01 |
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No Image |
Keel Laid, Cachet by K. E. Streeter
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Locy Type |
1941-11-03 |
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No Image |
Keel Laid, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick. Postmarked 2 days late.
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Locy Type |
1942-07-17 |
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No Image |
Launching, cachet by V. C. Greene.
O. P. R. - "Office of Price Regulation," a government agency whose job was to keep down prices and prevent profiteering from the disruptions that the war caused.
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USPO |
1942-10-30 |
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No Image |
Commissioning
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Locy Type |
1944-05-19 |
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SS-256. Censored WWII use
Other Information
USS HAKE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.
USS HAKE SS-256 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese Surrender
NAMESAKE - Named for a salt water fish similar to cod
The ships sponsor was Mrs. F. J. Fletcher, wife of Rear Admiral Fletcher.
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