BLENNY AGSS 324

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.

Balao Class Submarine Keel Laid July 8 1943 - Launched April 9 1944 USS BLENNY SS-324 Commissioned July 27 1944 USS BLENNY AGSS-324 Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) circa 1964 Decommissioned November 7 1969 Struck from Naval Register August 15 1973 Sunk as part of an artificial reef off Ocean City, NJ

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Postmarks

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

 

Groton CT Machine

1944-04-09

Launching

 

Groton CT Machine

1944-07-27

Spader / ANCS Argonauts Commissioning Cachet

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POSTMARK DATE

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New London CT Submarine Base Br. Duplex

1957-07-31

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Groton CT Submarine Base Br.

1964-01-17

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

BLENNY earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)
* 1st War Patrol November 10 1944 South China Sea
* 2nd War Patrol February 4 1945 South China Sea
* 3rd War Patrol April 16 1945 South China Sea
* 4th War Patrol July 5 1945 Java Sea

Credited with sinking...
The 47-ton Japanese Guardboat TAISHO MARU No. 5, December 14 1944 off Philippines
The 740-ton Japanese Corvette KAIBOKAN No. 28, December 14 1944 off Philippines
The 4156-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker KENZUI MARU, December 23 1944 South China Sea
The 10238-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker AMATO MARU, February 27 1945 off Indo-China
The 81-ton Japanese Guardboat KAIRYU MARU, May 25 1945 off Java
An Un-named Japanese Tug, May 30 1945 South China Sea
The 520-ton Japanese Cargo Ship HOKOKU MARU, May 30 1945 South China Sea
An Un-namd Japanese Tug, July 11 1945 Java Sew
The 2400-ton Japanese Gunboat NANKAI, July 16 1945 off Java

Earned 1 Battle Star (Korea)
* Reconnaissance patrol, May - November 1952

NAMESAKE - Named for a fish found along the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean

 

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