GUDGEON SS 211
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 November 22 1939 - Launched January 25 1941 |
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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 (1939-41)
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-01-25
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Hutnick Launching Cachet
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Locy Type |
1941-05-16
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Louie C. Bean
Postmarked on reverse side - USPO Slogan Machine cancel-"Mare Island Station"-Vallejo, CA
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Locy Type |
1941-05-16
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Martin R. Aden
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Locy Type |
1941-10-27
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Navy Day, cachet by Wilfred (Bill) R. Cyr, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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USPS 4-bar |
1983-04-07
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"On Eternal Patrol" Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
Other Information
GUDGEON received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for World War II service
Credited with sinking...
The Japanese Submarine I-73, January 27 1942 off Midway
The 6526-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NISSHO MARU, March 27 1942 East China Sea
The 4853-ton Japanese Transport NANIWA MARU, August 3 1942 off Truk
The 6783-ton Japanese Troop Transport CHOKO MARU, October 21 1942 off Rabaul
The 5434-ton Japanese Transport MEIGEN MARU, March 22 1943 off Java
The 9987-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker TOHO MARU, March 27 1943 Makassar Strait
The 17526-ton Japanese Troop Transport KAMAKURA MARU, April 28 1943 off Panay
The 500-ton Japanese Trawler NAKU MARU, May 4 1943 off Panay
The 5861-ton Japanese Transport SUMATRA MARU, May 12 1943 off Luzon
The 3158-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TAIAN MARU, September 28 1943 off Saipan
The 870-ton Japanese Frigate WAKAMIYA, November 23 1943 East China Sea
The 6783-ton Japanese Troop Transport NEKKA MARU, November 23 1943 East China Sea
The 3091-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SATSUMA MARU, February 11 1944 off China
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, February 17 1944 East China Sea
NAMESAKE - The common name for a number of small freshwater fishes that are elongate, bottom-dwelling fish, many of which live in rapids and other fast moving water
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