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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>Balao Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid December 15 1942 - Launched November 7 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LIONFISH SS-298'''<br/>
Commissioned November 1 1944 - Decommissioned December 16 1946<br/>
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island<br/>
Recommissioned January 31 1951 - Decommissioned December 15 1953<br/><br/>
<li>'''LIONFISH SS-298'''<br/>
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Ship March 1 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''LIONFISH AGSS-298'''<br/>
Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 20 1971<br/>
Placed on permanent display as a memorial at Fall River, MA August 30 1972
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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 
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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 November 1 1944 to December 16 1946</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning January 31 1951 to December 15 1953</h4>

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NO POSTMARKS REPORTED
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DATE FROM
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SUBMARINE BASE BR.<br/><br/>New London, Conn.
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1953-02-17
<br/>to<br/>
1953-02-17
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[[Image: JonBurdett lionfish ss298 19530217.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image: JonBurdett lionfish ss298 19530217 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Maker_Walter G Crosby| Crosby]] Cachet
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USPO postmark<br/><br/>Providence, RI
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1965-10-21
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1965-10-21
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
LIONFISH received one battle star for her World War II service<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sailing Vessel, May 1 1945 Yellow Sea<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A scorpaenoid fish found in the West Indies and the tropical Pacific


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