Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
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 December 23 1943 - Launched November 12 1944
USS CARP SS-338
Commissioned February 28 1945
Converted to a guppy-type submarine February 1952
USS CARP AGSS-338
Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1968
USS CARP IXSS-338
Redesignated Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) 1971
Decommissioned December 20 1971
Struck from Naval Register December 20 1971
Sold 1973 for scrap
Naval Covers
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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.
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Date From to Date To
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Post Office Established February 25 1945 - Disestablished March 17 1945
NO POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
POSTMARK DATE
Note:
Other Information
CARP earned 1 Battle Star (WWII) *
1st War Patrol June 8 1945 off Honshu and off the Kuril Islands
Credited with sinking...
Two Un-named small Japanese vessels, July 18 1945 off Hokkaido
Two Un-named small Japanese vessels, July 30 1945 off Kuril Islands
NAMESAKE - A fresh water fish inhabiting the waters of Europe Asia, Africa, North and South America
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