SAURY SS 189

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.

Sargo Class Submarine Keel Laid June 28 1937 - Launched August 20 1938 USS SAURY SS-189 Commissioned April 3 1939 - Decommissioned June 22 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946 Sold May 14 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1939-45)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Groton, Conn

1937-06-28

Keel Laying

 

USPO Machine Groton, Conn

1938-08-20

Launching

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Locy Type FDC 3r "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1939-04-03

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1939-04-03

First Day in Commission. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge and Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) ”MARE ISLAND / CALIFORNIA”

1940-10-27

Navy Day
Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-10-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-10-04

Note:

 

Locy Type Fake USCS Catalog Illustration CD-3

1941-08-20

Hobby Shop fake cancel

 

Other Information

SAURY earned 7 battle stars during World War II

Credited with sinking...
The 2346-ton Japanese Transport KAGI MARU, May 26 1942 off Amami Oshima Nansei Shoto
The 8606-ton Japanese Aircraft Trasport KANTO MARU, September 11 1942 Makassar Strait
The 10216-ton Japanese Tanker AKATSUKI MARU, May 28 1943 off Okinawa
The 1992-ton Japanese transport TAKAMISAN MARU, May 30 1943 off Shanghai China

NAMESAKE - A long-beaked relative of the flying fish found in the temperate zones of the Atlantic

 

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