DORADO SS 248

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 27 August 1942 - Launched 23 May 1943 USS DORADO SS-248 Commissioned 28 August 1943 LOST (Possible friendly fire) 12 October 1943 off Panama Canal Zone

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3z "VICTORY YD / IS GROWING"

1942-08-27

N/A

Keel Laying

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1942-08-27

N/A

Keel Laying

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1942-08-27

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by William F. Spader

 

Locy Type CD-Z5 Section Post Office New London CT

1943-05-23

N/A

Launching, brown cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

Locy Type CD-Z5 Section Post Office New London CT

1943-05-23

N/A

Launching, red cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

Locy Type 3z(BBT)

1943-05-23

N/A

Launching, red cachet by Fred Hebditch. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

USPO Machine Cancel New London CT

1943-05-23

N/A

Launching, red cachet by Fred Hebditch.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-05-23

N/A

Launching, cachet by William F. Spader

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-08-28

N/A

Commissioning, blue cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-08-28

N/A

Commissioning, red cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-08-28

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Walter Czubay

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1943-08-28

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Glen Osborn, & Robert V. (Bob) Walton, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

USPS 4-bar New London CT

1983-10-12

N/A

On Eternal Patrol, cachet by Alton (Budd) M Arrington

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical and subtropical waters worldwide...also known as Dolphin-fish and Mahi-Mahi.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ezra G. Allen.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name DORADO - USS Dorado SS-248 and USS Dorado SS-526 (Cancelled 1944)

Two cutters of the US Coast Guard have borne the name DORADO - USCGC Dorado WSES-1 and USCGC Dorado WPB-87306

 

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