Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Aronauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
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 30 October 1942 - Launched 11 July 1943
USS FLIER SS-250
Commissioned 18 October 1943 SUNK 13 August 1944 by a floating mine in Balabac Strait, Philippines
Struck from the Naval Register 23 September 1944.
The wrecked remains of the USS FLIER were found on 1 February 2009.
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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 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.
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
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Locy Type 3z (BBT)
"USS FLIER / KEEL LAYING"
Groton CT
1942-10-30
Keel Laying. Cachet by Henry S. Wright. From the Tom Kean collection.
Other Information
USS FLIER earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - The round sunfish widely known in the United States.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. A. S. Pierce.
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