SHAD SS 235

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 October 24 1941 - Launched April 15 1942 USS SHAD SS-235 Commissioned June 12 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946 Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel Beverly Mass Transferred 1948 to Salem, Mass Placed Out of Service April 1 1960 Struck from naval Register April 1 1960 Sold June 21 1960 to North American Smelting Co., Burlington, NJ

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

Locy Type 3z "U.S.S. SHAD / KEEL LAID"

1941-10-24 to 1941-10-24

Doucet Keel Laying Cachet

 

Locy Type 2z

1942-06-12

Commissioning, cachet by William F. Spader. The ship had no postal facilities.

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Other Information

SHAD received six battle stars for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 212-ton German Auxiliary Minesweeper M-4242, January 4 1943 Bay of Biscay
An Un-named German Barge, January 4 1943 Bay of Biscay
The 2526-ton Japanese Coast Defense Ship ISOJIMA, September 19 1944 off Hachiji Jima
The 304-ton Japanese Auxiliary Minesweeper FUMI MARU, September 21 1944 off Shinto Japan
The 3938-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship CHOSAN MARU, May 17 1945 Yellow Sea
The 1370-ton Japanese Army Transport AZUSA MARU, June 7 1945 off Yoso-do Korea

NAMESAKE - A fish of the herring family, common along coasts of the United States

 

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