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<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid March 17 1943 - Launched November 28 1943<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 17 March 1943 - Launched 28 November 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS COBIA SS-245'''<br/>
<li>'''USS COBIA SS-245'''<br/>
Commissioned March 29 1944 - Decommissioned May 22 1946<br/>
Commissioned 29 March 1944 - Decommissioned 22 May 1946<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/>
Recommissioned July 6 1951 - Decommissioned March 19 1954<br/>
Recommissioned 6 July 1951 - Decommissioned 19 March 1954<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) December 1 1962, While in reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS COBIA AGSS-245'''<br/>Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1 December 1962 while in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1970<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1970<br/>
On permanent display at The Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI
On permanent display at The Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI
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[[Image:COBIA SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943)</li>
<li>[[COBIA_SS_245_Covers_Page_1 | USS Cobia SS-245 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-1967)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning March 29 1944 to May 22 1946</h4>
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Locy Type 3z<br/><br/>"USS COBIA /<br/>KEEL LAID"<br/><br/>Groton CT
Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5
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1943-03-17
1945-10-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cobia_SS245_19430317_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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'''SS-245'''. Keel Laid
Collector modified postmark, this is not from the submarine. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]].  
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<h4>1st Commissioning March 29 1944 to May 22 1946</h4>
Locy Type<br/>SLbn+<br/>(57x5)<br/><br/>USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/>"Submarine Base Br."<br/>New London CT
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1952-07-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cobia_SS245_19520725_1_Marking.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Straight-Line Marking. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Emil_W_Bilka_ | Emil W. Bilka]].
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Locy Type<br/>SLb(n)<br/>(57x5)<br/><br/>[[ORION_AS_18_ | USS Orion<br/>AS-18]]
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1958-01-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Cobia_SS245_19580123_1_Marking.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Straight-Line Marking. Collectors request. From the Bob Govern collection.
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<h4>2nd Commissioning July 6 1951 to March 19 1954</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
USS COBIA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
1st War Patrol June 26 1944 Bonin Islands<br/>*
'''NAMESAKE''' - A food fish found in warm waters.<br/><br/>
3rd War Patrol November 30 1944 South China Sea<br/>*
The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. W. Magruder.
4th War Patrol February 18 1945 Java Sea<br/>*
5th War Patrol May 9 1945 Gulf of Siam<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 138-ton Japanese Guardboat TAKAMIYA MARU July 6 1944 off Ogasawara-Gunto<br/>
The 2813-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TAISHI MARU July 13 1944 off Bonin Islands<br/>
The 851-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat UNKAI MARU No. 10 July 18 1944 off Chichi Jima<br/>
The 7785-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship NISSHU MARU  July 18 1944 off Chichi Jima<br/>
The 193-ton Japanese Auxiliary Submarine Chaser YUSEN MARU No. 3 July 20 1944 off Ogasawara-Gunto<br/>
The 62-ton Japanese Auxiliary Submarine Chaser KAIO MARU No. 2 July 20 1944 off Ogasawara-Gunto<br/>
The 495-ton Japanese Transport Ship YAYOI MARU August 5 1944 off Bonin Islands<br/>
The 720-ton Japanese Minelayer YURIJIMA January 14 1945 off Malaya<br/>
Two Un-named Japanese small vessels February 26 1945 Java Sea<br/>
The 6799-ton Japanese Survey Ship (Transport) KAHUSA June 8 1945 off Indo-China<br/>
The 834-ton Japanese Tanker NANSHIN MARU No. 22 June 8 1945 off Indo-China<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A food fish found in warm waters.
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 9 January 2020

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 17 March 1943 - Launched 28 November 1943

  1. USS COBIA SS-245
    Commissioned 29 March 1944 - Decommissioned 22 May 1946
    Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet
    Recommissioned 6 July 1951 - Decommissioned 19 March 1954
    Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet

  2. USS COBIA AGSS-245
    Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1 December 1962 while in reserve

    Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1970
    On permanent display at The Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, WI

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.

  1. USS Cobia SS-245 Covers Page 1     (1943-1967)

 

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.

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
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
CD-Z5

1945-10-27

Collector modified postmark, this is not from the submarine. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.


 

Locy Type
SLbn+
(57x5)

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel
"Submarine Base Br."
New London CT

1952-07-25

Straight-Line Marking. Cachet by Emil W. Bilka.


 

Locy Type
SLb(n)
(57x5)

USS Orion
AS-18

1958-01-23

Straight-Line Marking. Collectors request. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

Other Information

USS COBIA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A food fish found in warm waters.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. W. Magruder.

 


 

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