Sailor's Mail. Close-up view of the ship's return address.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LAPON was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received 4 battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
USS LAPON earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America.
The 1906-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAICHU MARU, October 18 1943 off Honshu<br/>
The 5792-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TOYOKUNI MARU, March 9 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 5396-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship NICHEREI MARU, March 9 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 8359-ton Japanese Troop Transport HOKOROKU MARU, March 18 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 6586-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship WALES MARU, May 24 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 4667-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship BIZEN MARU, May 24 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 1499-ton Japanese Survey Ship KYODO MARU No. 36, July 18 1944 off Labuan, Borneo<br/>
The 234-ton Japanese Auxiliary Sub Chaser KAMO MARU, July 18 1944 off Labuan, Borneo<br/>
The 233-ton Japanese Auxiliary Sub Chaser KURAMA MARU, July 18 1944 off Palawan<br/>
The 5061-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker TENSHIN MARU, July 31 1944 off Palawan<br/>
The 1610-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship JUNGEN GO, September 22 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 5599-ton Japanese Tanker HOKKI MARU, September 27 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 6968-ton Japanese Troop Transport EJIRI MARU, October 10 1944 South China Sea<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America
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 February 21 1942 - Launched October 27 1942
USS LAPON SS-260
Commissioned January 23 1943 - Decommissioned July 25 1946
Recommissioned April 13 1957 - Decommissioned August 10 1957
Struck from Naval Register December 31 1975
POSEIDON Y-16 (Greek Naval Service)
Loaned August 8 1957 to the Republic of Greece and renamed
Decommissioned by Greece April 11 1975
Sold April 1976 to the Republic of Greece for spare parts
Sunk as target April 1976 in the Agean Sea
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Date From to Date To
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
1st Commissioning January 23 1943 to July 25 1946
Locy Type FDC 3z (BTT)
"LAPON / COMMAND"
1943-01-23
First Day in Commission, Passed by Naval Censor.
Other Information
USS LAPON earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America.
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