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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 July 22 1942 - Launched April 25 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DACE SS-247'''<br/>  
Commissioned July 23 1943 - Decommissioned February 12 1947<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/>
Recommissioned August 8 1951 - Decommissioned January 15 1954<br/>
Underwent extensive modernization<br/>
Recommissioned October 22 1954 - Decommissioned January 31 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''LEONARDO DA VINCI S-510''' (Italian Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Italy January 31 1955<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 15 1972<br/>
Deleted from the Italian Navy 1973<br/><br/>
Sold April 1 1975 for scrap
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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 name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 
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;(1942-43)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning July 23 1943 to February 12 1947</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning August 8 1951 to January 15 1954</h4>
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<h4>3rd Commissioning October 22 1954 to January 31 1955</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"VICTORY YD /<br/>1ST KEEL"<br/><br/>Groton CT
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1942-07-22
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dace_SS247_19420722_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_V_C_Greene_ | V. C. Greene]]
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Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5<br/><br/>Section Base<br/>Post Office<br/><br/>New London CT
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1943-04-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dace_SS247_19430425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Fred_Hebditch_ | Fred Hebditch]]
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USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Groton CT
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1943-07-23
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N/A
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Commissioning, cacheted.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
1st War Patrol October 20 1943 southeast coast of Honshu<br/>*
2nd War Patrol January 7 1944 between the Bismarck Archipelago and the Caroline Islands<br/>*
3rd War Patrol March 16 1944 south of the Philippines<br/>*
4th War Patrol June 13 1944 south of The Philippines<br/>*
5th War Patrol September 1 1944 in the Palawan Passage and Balabac Strait<br/>*
6th War Patrol December 2 1944 South China Sea<br/>* 
7th War Patrol May 25 1945 The Kuril Islands<br/><br/> 
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 2827-ton Japanese Auxiliary Vessel KEIKAI MARU January 27 1944 south of The Caroline Islands<br/>
The 1192-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker KYOEI MARU No. 2 July 27 1944 off Zamboanga<br/>
The 6948-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker EIKYO MARU October 14 1944 off Borneo<br/>
The 5993-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker NITTETSU MARU October 14 1944 off Borneo<br/> 
The 13400-ton Japanese Heavy Cruiser MAYA October 23 1944 off Borneo<br/>
The 640-ton Japanese Supply Vessel NOZAKI December 28 1944 off Indo-China<br/>
The 6925-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAMON MARU No. 15 (by mine) January 26 1945 off Indo-China<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Trawler June 8 1945 off Hokkaido<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Tug June 8 1945 off Hokkaido<br/>
The 1391-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HAKUYO MARU June 10 1945 Sea of Okhotsk<br/><br/>
Earned Navy Unit Commendation<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of many small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family 


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