ARGONAUT SS 475

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.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid 28 June 1944 - Launched 1 October 1944 USS ARGONAUT SS-475 Commissioned 15 January 1945 - Decommissioned 2 December 1968 Struck from the Naval Register 2 December 1968 Transferred (sold) to Canada 2 December 1968 HMCS RAINBOW SS-75 (Canadian Naval Service) Renamed and Commissioned 2 December 1968 Decommissioned 31 December 1974 Final Disposition - Sold for scrapping 24 March 1977

Naval Covers

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1. USS Argonaut SS-475 Covers Page 1    (1949-1968)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Kittery ME Machine

1944-10-01

Twin Launching with USS QUILLBACK SS-424

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NO Postal Facilities Aboard

 

Locy Type SL2(n) USPO Duplex #1 "Submarine Base Br." New London CT

1949-05-05

Add-on cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type SL1n+ USPO Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Br." New London CT

1953-11-14

Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS Orion AS 18

1968-12-02

N/A

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USS ARGONAUT SS-475 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal; the Navy Occupation Service Medal with EUROPE clasp and the National Defense Service Medal w/ one star.

NAMESAKE - The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the family Argonautidae) are a group of pelagic octopuses.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ARGONAUT - USS Argonaut APS-1 and USS Argonaut SS-475.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Allan R. McCann.

 

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