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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid February 17 1942 - Launched August 8 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEGILL SS-242'''<br/>
Commissioned November 11 1943 - Decommissioned March 1 1946<br/>
Recommissioned May 3 1951 - Decommissioned July 7 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEGILL SSK-242'''<br/>
Converted to Hunter Killer Submarine (SSK) February 1953<br/>
Commissioned May 2 1953<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEGILL SS-242'''<br/>
Reverted to (SS) August 15 1959<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEGILL AGSS-242'''<br/>
Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) April 15 1965<br/>
Decommissioned June 28 1969<br/><br/>
Scuttled (Salvage training) December 3 1970
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[[Image:BLUEGILL SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
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<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>3z<br/><br/>"USS BLUEGILL /<br/>KEEL LAID"<br/><br/>Groton CT
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1942-10-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bluegill_SS242_19421217_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Keel Laid
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Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5
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1943-08-08
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19430808.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19430808 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Launching
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Groton CT<br/>Machine
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1943-11-11
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19431111-1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19431111-1 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Commissioning
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Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5
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1943-11-11
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19431111.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett bluegill ss242 19431111 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Commissioning
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NO POSTMARKS<br/>REPORTED
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POSTMARK DATE
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
BLUEGILL earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
1st War Patrol April 1 1944 off Palau<br/>*
2nd War Patrol June 28 1944 Philippines<br/>*
3rd War Patrol September 18 1944 Sulu/South China Seas<br/>*
5th War Patrol March 12 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 2890-ton Japanese Light Cruiser YUBARI April 27 1944 off Palau<br/>
The 8811-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship ASOSAN MARU May 2 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 1856-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship MIYAURA MARU May 20 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 4642-ton Japanese Troop Transport YAMATAMA MARU August 7 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 290-ton Japanese Sub Chaser CH-12 August 13 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 154-ton Japanese Auxiliary Sub Chaser MISAGO MARU August 13 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 1931-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOJUN MARU August 13 1944 Philippines<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sailing Vessel August 13 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 9480-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship ARABIA MARU October 18 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 1999-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship CHINZEI MARU October 18 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 8152-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HAKUSHIKA MARU October 18 1944 South China Sea<br/>
<br/><br/>Earned Navy Unit Commendation<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a freshwater sunfish of the Mississippi River basin and Great Lakes<br/>
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