PIRANHA AGSS 389

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.

Balao Class Submarine Keel Laid June 21 1943 - Launched October 27 1943 USS PIRANHA SS-389 Commissioned February 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 31 1946 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) November 6 1962 While in reserve Struck from Naval Register March 1 1967 Hull sold for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z PNSY, Portsmouth NH

1943-10-27

Launching, cachet by Gow C. Ng. Contributed by Mike Kaup.

 

Kittery ME Machine

1943-10-27

Triple Launching with USS POMFRET SS-391 and USS STERLET SS-392

 

Portsmouth NH Navy Yard Sta. Duplex

1943-10-27

No Image

Triple Launching, cachet by E. W. Childs. Contributed by Mike Kaup.

 

Locy Type 2z PNSY, Portsmouth NH

1944-02-05

Commissioning

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Locy Type P

1945-01-19

Official Business

 

Other Information

PIRANHA received 5 battle stars for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 6503-ton Japanese Tanker NICHIRAN MARU, July 12 1944 off Luzon
The 5773-ton Japanese Troop Transport SEATTLE MARU, July 16 1944 Luzon Strait
An un-named Japanese Sampan, February 27 1945 off Formosa
The 6890-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship EISO MARU, June 16 1945 off Honshu
A small un-named Japanese vessel, June 17 1945 off Honshu
Two small un-named Japanese vessels, June 23 1945 off Honshu

NAMESAKE - The most ferocious of freshwater fishes, found in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems

 

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