SWORDFISH SS 193

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.

Sargo Class Submarine Keel Laid October 27 1937 - Launched April 1 1939 USS SWORDFISH SS-193 Commissioned July 22 1939 SUNK (Unknown causes) January 1945 off Okinawa, all hands lost Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1937-40)

 

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine postmark "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, CA

1937-10-27

N/A

Keel Laying.

 

USPO Slogan Machine postmark "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, CA

1939-04-01

N/A

Launching

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) USS POMPANO SS-181

1939-04-01

Hutnick Launching Cachet

 

USPO Slogan Machine postmark "Mare Island Station" Vallejo, CA

1939-07-22

N/A

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Lloyd A. Nace.

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / P.O."

1939-07-25

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Independence Crew No. 2, ANCS

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / P.O."

1939-07-25

First Day of Postal Service.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "AR / ISLAND"

1939-08-21

Add-on cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1939-11-15

Shakedown Cruise cachet by M. Fay Muridge and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

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USPS 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1983-01-12

No Image

"On Eternal Patrol", cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

SWORDFISH earned eight battle stars for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 2728-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NIKKOKU MARU, December 14 1941 off Hainan, China
The 8663-ton Japnaese Merchant Ship ATSUTASAN MARU, December 16 1941 off Indo-China
The 4124-ton Japanese Transport MYOKEN MARU, January 24 1942 off Celebes
The 1946-ton Japanese Transport TATSUFUKU MARU, May 29 1942 Balabac Strait
The 4585-ton Japanese Transport BURMA MARU, June 12 1942 Gulf of Siam
The 4122-ton Japanese Transport MYOHO MARU, January 19 1943 Solomon Islands
The 3016-ton Japanese Transport NISHIYAMA MARU, August 22 1943 off Palau
The 3203-ton Japanese Troop Transport TENKAI MARU, September 5 1943 off New Guinea
The 6925-ton Japanese Troop Transport YAMAKUNI MARU, January 14 1944 off Honshu
The 2205-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat DELHI MARU, January 16 1944 off Honshu
The 3140-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat KASAGI MARU, January 27 1944 off Tokyo Bay
The 450-ton Japanese Destroyer MATSUKAZE, June 9 1944 Bonin Islands
The 4804-ton Japanese Transport KANSEISHI MARU, June 15 1944 off Chichi Jima

NAMESAKE - A large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin

 

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