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 December 4 1942 - Launched July 25 1943
USS BASHAW SS-241
Commissioned October 25 1943 - Decommissioned June 20 1949
Recommissioned April 3 1951 - Decommissioned May 10 1952 for conversion
USS BASHAW SSK-241
Reclassified ASW Submarine (SSK) February 18 1953
Recommissioned March 28 1953
USS BASHAW SS-241
Redesignated (SS) August 1959
USS BASHAW AGSS-241
Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) September 1962
Decommissioned September 13 1969
Struck from Naval Register September 13 1969
Sunk July 1972 as a target
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.
USS BASHAW earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 Battle Stars during her WWII service.
NAMESAKE - A type of catfish.
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contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on
editing this page.
