NARWHAL SS 167

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.

Narwhal Class Cruiser Submarine Keel Laid May 10 1927 - Launched December 17 1929 USS V-5 SC-1 Commissioned May 15 1930 USS NARWHAL SC-1 Renamed February 19 1931 USS NARWHAL SS-167 Redesignated Fleet Submarine (SS) July 1 1931 Decommissioned April 23 1945 Struck from Naval Register May 19 1945 Sold (Date unknown) for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. V-5 Covers Page 1     (1930-32)
2. Narwhal Covers Page 1    (1932-44)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 5ks "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1930-08-29

As V-5 (SC-1)
First Day of Postal Service.

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Locy Type 5ks (C) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1931-04-18

As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931

 

Locy Type 5ks (C)

1931-05-27

As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931

 

Locy Type 9v

1931-04-09

As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931

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Locy Type 5ks (C) "PEARL / HARBOR"

1932-02-13

As NARWHAL SS-167
V-5 postmark used after redesignation on July 1 1931

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "SAN / FRANCISCO"

1935-02-22

As NARWHAL SS-167

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII"

1935-05-27

As NARWHAL SS-167
Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "PEARL / HARBOR TH"

1938-05-15

As NARWHAL SS-167
8th Anniversary

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "PEARL / HARBOR"

1938-10-27

As NARWHAL SS-167
Navy Day, cachet by Honolulu Advertiser Stamp Club and John Rodgers Chapter No. 26, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "LET US / GIVE THANKS"

1935-11-28

As NARWHAL SS-167
Thanksgiving Day cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)

1941-04-15 to 1941-04-16

As NARWHAL SS-167

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1944-12-07

As NARWHAL SS-167
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 5hks (HARWAHL)

1931-05-04

As NARWHAL SS-167

 

Locy Type 5hks

1936-08-24

As NARWHAL SS-167

 

Other Information

NARWHAL received 15 battle stars for World War II service

NARWHAL SS-167 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base

Credited with sinking...
The 1235-ton Japanese Transport TAKI MARU, March 4 1942 off Kyushu
The 63-ton Japanese Guardboat SHINSEI MARU No. 83, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 344-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NISSHO MARU, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 134-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KOFUJI MARU, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 2921-ton Japanese Merchant Ship MEIWA MARU, August 1 1942 off Honshu
The 884-ton Japanese Small Tanker KOAN MARU, August 1 1942 off Honshu
The 2635-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel BIFUKU MARU, August 8 1942 off Honshu
The 4211-ton Japanese Transport HOKUSHO MARU, September 11 1943 off Nauru Island
The 834-ton Japanese Merchant Ship HIMENO MARU, December 5 1943 off Camiquin Island
The Japanese Sailing Vessel SHINSHU MARU No. 2, June 21 1944 off Culasi

NAMESAKE - Named for a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length. The male has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value

 

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