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Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid June 5 1942 - Launched February 21 1943<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 5 June 1942 - Launched 21 February 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEFISH SS-222'''<br/>
<li>'''USS BLUEFISH SS-222'''<br/>
Commissioned May 24 1943 - Decommissioned February 12 1947<br/>
Commissioned 24 May 1943 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947<br/>
Recommissioned January 7 1952 - Decommissioned November 20 1953<br/>
Recommissioned 7 January 1952 - Decommissioned 20 November 1953<br/><br/>
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1959<br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1959<br/>
Sold 8 June 1960 for scrapping
Sold June 8 1960 for scrapping
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<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:BLUEFISH SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
[[Image:BLUEFISH SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<ol>
<li>[[USS BLUEFISH SS-222_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-44)</li>
<li>[[USS BLUEFISH SS-222_Covers_Page_1 | USS Bluefish SS-222 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-44)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period        -->
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<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning 24 May 1943 to 12 February 1947</h4>
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<!-- 1943-02-21 -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z<br/><br/>"BLUEFISH /<br/>LAUNCHED"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
Locy Type 3z<br/><br/>"BLUEFISH /<br/>LAUNCHED"  
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-02-21
1943-02-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bluefish_SS222_19430221_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bluefish_SS222_19430221_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bluefish_SS222_19430221_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Fred_Hebditch_ | Fred Hebditch]]
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Fred_Hebditch_ | Fred Hebditch]]
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<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
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<br/><hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning 7 January 1952 to 20 November 1953</h4>
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<!-- 1943-05-24    -->
<!-- 1952-07-28 -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Machine<br/><br/>Groton, Conn.
USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Naval Sta."<br/><br/>Key West FL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-05-24
1952-07-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19430524.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bluefish_SS222_19520728_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19430524 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Maker_Fred_Hebditch_ |Hebditch]] Commissioning Cachet
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
<hr>
 
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO POSTMARKS REPORTED
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">
N/A
</td><td align="center" width="120">
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
N/A
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Note:
With Submarine Division 41, add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]]
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<hr>
 
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<!-- 1943-07-13    -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>7z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-07-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19430713.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19430713 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use<br/>
Posted from another vessel or shore station...ship had no post office
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<!-- 1943-07-13    -->
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19441006.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bluefish ss222 19441006 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use<br/>
Posted from another vessel or shore station...ship had no post office
<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS BLUEFISH earned 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/>*
USS BLUEFISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service<br/><br/>
1st War Patrol September 9 1943 Java Sea<br/>*
2nd War Patrol November 1943 South China Sea<br/>*
3rd War Patrol December 1943 Java Sea<br/>*
4th War Patrol March 1944 South China Sea<br/>*
5th War Patrol June 1944 Netherlands Indies<br/>*
6th War Patrol August 1944 Philippines<br/>*
9th War Patrol July 1945 Netherlands Indies<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 595-ton Japanese Torpedo Boat KASASAGI, September 27 1943 Netherlands Indies<br/>
The 3228-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel AKASHI MARU, September 29 1943 Netherlands Indies<br/>
The 10570-ton Japanese Tanker KYOKUEI MARU, November 8 1943 South China Sea<br/>
The 900-ton Japanese Torpedo Boat SANAE, November 18 1943 South China Sea<br/>
The 5061-ton Japanese Oiler ICHIYU MARU, December 30 1943 Java Sea<br/>
The 6046-ton Japanese Tanker HAKKO MARU, January 4 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 10536-ton Japanese Oiler OMINESAN MARU, March 4 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 1422-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel NANSHIN MARU, June 16 1944 Celebes Sea<br/>
The 3280-ton Japanese Transport Ship KANAN MARU, June 21 1944 Makassar Strait<br/>
The 5135-ton Japanese Tanker SHINPO MARU, August 14 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 18300-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker/Seaplane Carrier HAYASUI, August 19 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 2650-ton Japanese Submarine I-351, July 15 1945 Java Sea<br/>
An Un-named small Japanese vessel, July 19 1945 Netherlands East Indies<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States<br/><br/>
 
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BLUEFISH - USS Bluefish SS-222 and [[BLUEFISH_SSN_675_ | USS Bluefish SSN-675]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 3 August 2018


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 5 June 1942 - Launched 21 February 1943

  1. USS BLUEFISH SS-222
    Commissioned 24 May 1943 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947
    Recommissioned 7 January 1952 - Decommissioned 20 November 1953

    Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1959
    Sold 8 June 1960 for scrapping


Naval Covers

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  1. USS Bluefish SS-222 Covers Page 1     (1943-44)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning 24 May 1943 to 12 February 1947


 

Locy Type 3z

"BLUEFISH /
LAUNCHED"

1943-02-21

Launching, cachet by Fred Hebditch


2nd Commissioning 7 January 1952 to 20 November 1953


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

"Naval Sta."

Key West FL

1952-07-28

N/A

With Submarine Division 41, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Other Information

USS BLUEFISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BLUEFISH - USS Bluefish SS-222 and USS Bluefish SSN-675

 

 

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