GRAYBACK SS 208

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.

Gar Class Submarine Keel Laid April 3 1940 - Launched January 31 1941 USS GRAYBACK SS-208 Commissioned June 30 1941 SUNK February 26 1944 by Japanese aircraft/surface units East China Sea Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941)

 

Postmarks

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

 

New London CT Machine

1941-01-31

Launching

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Locy Type FDC FZ USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z5

1941-06-30

First Day of Commission. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type FDC FZ USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z5

1941-06-30

Manuscript ship's name of the front of the cover. First Day of Commission. Cachet by Louis S. Pentel

 

Locy Type FDC FZ USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z5

1941-06-30

N/A

First Day of Commission. Cachet by Eugene L. Mueller

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT)

1941-10-27

Navy Day cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr and the ANCS Argonauts. Insert from R. A. Weiss

 

Locy Type 3z (BOT)

1941-08-26

Manuscript ship's name of the front of the cover. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge. R/S on back from William R. Welch

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USPS 4-bar Groton, CT

1983-02-26

No Image

On Eternal Patrol. Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

GRAYBACK received two Navy Unit Commendations and eight battle stars for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 3291-ton Japanese Collier ISHIKARI MARU, March 17 1942 off Bonin Ialands
The 6441-ton Japanese Collier YODOGAWA MARU, May 11 1943 north-west of Kavieng
The 5829-ton Japanese Transport Ship ENGLAND MARU, May 17 1943 north-west of Mussau Island
The 7072-ton Japanese Tanker KOZUI MARU, October 14 1943 off Okinawa
The 7398-ton Japanese Troop Transport AWATA MARU, October 22 1943 off Okinawa
The 9130-ton Japanese Merchant Ship FUJI MARU, October 27 1943 off Okinawa
(Damaged earlier by USS SHAD SS-235 as shared kill)
The 5588-ton Japanese Merchant Ship GYOKUREI MARU, December 18 1943 off Okinawa
The Japanese Destroyer NUMAKAZE, December 19 1943 off Okinawa
The 515-ton Japanese Auxiliary Netlayer KASHIWA MARU, December 21 1943 off Japan
The 2627-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship KONAN MARU, December 21 1943 off Japan
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, December 27 1943 in the North Pacific
The 4739-ton Japanese Transport Ship TAIKEI MARU, February 19 1944 off Formosa
The 1917-ton Japanese Transport Ship TOSHIN MARU, February 19 1944 off Formosa
The 10033-ton Japanese Tanker NONHO MARU, February 24 1944 off Formosa

NAMESAKE - Name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife, cisco and Menominee whitefish.

 

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