PARGO SS 264

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.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid May 21 1942 - Launched January 24 1943 USS PARGO SS-264 Commissioned April 26 1943 - Decommissioned June 12 1946 PARGO SS-264 Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel 1946 Placed Out of Service December 1 1960 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1960 Sold January 17 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

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

1942-05-21

Keel Laying

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-05-23

Keel Laying (2 days late)

 

Locy Type 3z "LAUNCHING / USS PARGO" Groton CT

1943-01-24

No Image

Launching

 

Locy Type 3z "USS PARGO / LAUNCHED"

1943-01-24

Launching
Spader Cachet

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-04-26

No Image

Commissioning

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-04-26

Commissioning

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NO PARGO POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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Other Information

PARGO earned 8 battle stars for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 5874-ton Japanese Troop Transport MANJU MARU, November 29 1943 in the Marianas
The 1933-ton Japanese Troop Transport SHOKO MARU, December 1 1943 off Ulithi
The 758-ton Japanese Auxiliary Netlayer EIRYU MARU, May 4 1944 off Mindanao
The 5236-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship YAMAGIKU MARU, June 28 1944 Sulu Sea
The 599-ton Japanese Auxiliary Netlayer HINOKI MARU, September 10 1944 Java Sea
The 1600-ton Japanese Minelayer AOTAKA, September 26 1944 off Borneo
The 5226-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker YUHO MARU, November 26 1944 off Sarawak
PARGO bombards Woody Island (French Indo-China), February 4 1945...
Destroys a Japanese weather station, radio equipment, an administration building, a jetty, and several fishing boats
The 1215-ton Japanese Destroyer NOKAZE, February 20 1945 off French Indo-China
The 5455-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship RASHIN MARU, August 8 1945 off Korea

NAMESAKE - A fish of the genus Lutianus found in the West Indies.

There has been two submarines of the US Navy named PARGO - USS Pargo SS-264 and USS Pargo SSN-650.

 

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