ATULE AGSS 403

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 25 November 1943 - Launched 6 March 1944 USS ATULE SS-403 Commissioned 21 June 1944 - Decommissioned 8 September 1947 Converted to Guppy 1-A type submarine 1950 Recommissioned 8 March 1951 USS ATULE AGSS-403 Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1 October 1969 Decommissioned 6 April 1970 Struck from Naval Register 15 August 1973 PACOCHA S-48 (Peruvian Naval Service) Sold to Peru July 1974 and renamed Sunk (collision) 26 August 1988 with Japanese fishing boat

Naval Covers

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1. USS Atule AGSS-403 Covers Page 1     (1944-1969)

 

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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Ship had no post office

 

Locy Type SLKo (unlisted)

c1945

SS-403

 

Other Information

USS ATULE earned 4 battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A bluish-olive colored fish growing to two feet in length, found in Atlantic waters from Cape Cod to Brazil, and in Pacific waters from Oregon to Japan and into the South Pacific.

 

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