FLYING FISH AGSS 229

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 6 December 1940 - Launched 9 July 1941 USS FLYING FISH SS-229 Commissioned 10 December 1941 USS FLYING FISH AGSS-229 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 29 November 1950 Decommissioned 28 May 1954 Struck from Naval Register 1 August 1958 Sold 1 May 1959 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Flying Fish SS-229 Covers Page 1    (1940-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "KEEL LAID / FLYING FISH" USS Bonita SS-165

1940-12-06

USS BONITA commemorates the Keel Laying of FLYING FISH. Cachet by Gow C. Ng. From the George Marcincin collection.

 

Locy Type FDC P (T-3z "FLYING FISH COMMISSION" in killers)

1941-12-10

First Day in Commission. Cachet by George J. Contraros

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-01-14

Censored Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-15

1946-10-27

R/S Navy Day cachet. F-15 was used after the post office was closed.

 

Other Information

USS FLYING FISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 12 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the Flying Fish, a family of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named FLYING FISH - USS Flying Fish (Schooner 1838), USS Flying Fish SS-229 and USS Flying Fish SSN-673.

 

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