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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 September 25 1941 - Launched May 2 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SUNFISH SS-281'''<br/> 
Commissioned July 15 1942 - Decommissioned December 26 1945<br/> 
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1960<br/>
Sold December 11 1960 to Learner & Co., Oakland, CA for scrap
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[[Image:SUNFISH SS 281 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 
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<li>[[Sunfish_SS_281_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941-42)</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="320">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/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>[[TANGIER_AV_8_ | USS Tangier<br/>AV-8]]
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1941-09-25
<br/>to<br/>
1941-09-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sunfish_SS281_19410925_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Keel Laid, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
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USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Mare Island Station"<br/><br/>
Vallejo, Calif.
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1942-05-02
<br/>to<br/>
1942-05-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett sunfish ss281 19420502.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett sunfish ss281 19420502 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Launching
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
SUNFISH earned nine battle stars for service during World War II<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 3262-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KOSEI MARU, March 13 1943 off Ryukyu Islands<br/> 
The 1299-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat EDO MARU, August 13 1943 off Bonin Islands<br/>
The 4180-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOZAN MARU, September 4 1943 off Bonin Islands<br/>
The 5354-ton Japanese Collier SHINYUBARI MARU, February 23 1944 off Saipan<br/>
The 2577-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship SHINMEI MARU, July 5 1944 off Kuril Islands<br/> 
The Japanese Fishing Vessel HOKUYO MARU No. 105, July 7 1944 off Kuril Islands<br/>
The Japanese Fishing Vessel KANNON MARU No. 5, July 7 1944 off Kuril Islands<br/>
The Japanese Fishing Vessel EBISU MARU, July 7 1944 off Kuril Islands<br/>
The Japanese Fishing Vessel KINEI MARU, July 7 1944 off Kuril Islands<br/>
The 6284-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TAIHEI MARU, July 9 1944 off Araito Island<br/> 
The 4701-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker CHIHAYA MARU, September 10 1944 off Quelpart Island<br/> 
The 6933-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship ETAJIMA MARU, September 13 1944 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 6968-ton Japanese Army Transport EDOGAWA MARU, November 18 1944 off Quelpart Island<br/> 
The 5463-ton Japanese Troop Transport SEISHO MARU, November 18 1944 off Saishu Island<br/>
The 3748-ton Japnaese Merchant Cargo Ship DAIREN MARU, November 30 1944 off Korea<br/>
The 745-ton Japanese Corvette KAIBOKAN No. 73, April 16 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 1630-ton Japanese Troop Transport MANRYU MARU, April 16 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 1093-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat KAIHO MARU, April 19 1945 off Hokkaido<br/>
The 1948-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAISEI MARU, April 19 1945 off Hokkaido<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A plectognath marine fish, having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal; and anal fins

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