SEALION SS 195

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 20 June 1938 - Launched 25 May 1939 USS SEALION SS-195 Commissioned 27 November 1939 Heavily damaged by Japanese aerial bombardment,         10 December 1941 at Cavite Navy Yard, PI 4 of her crew were lost Destroyed by explosives (Scuttled) 25 December 1941 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sealion SS-195 Covers Page 1    (1938-1940)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 27 November 1939 - Disestablished 10 December 1942

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1939-11-27

First Day in Commission. Add-on Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type FDC 9v

1939-11-27

First Day in Commission. Rubber stamp text cachet. From the Adam Francis collection.

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1939-11-27

First Day in Commission. Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th edition.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "NEW ORLEANS / LA" (1939)

1940-02-16

Shakedown Cruise. Cachet by Glen Osborn and the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) (1940)

1941-06-18

Unknown cachetmaker

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) (1940)

1941-06-25

Cachet by the Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop). From the Adam Francis collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the sea lion, any of several large, eared seals native to the Pacific.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SEALION - USS Sealion SS-195 and USS Sealion SS-315.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Claude C. Bloch.

 

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