PIPER AGSS 409

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 March 14 1944 - Launched June 26 1944 USS PIPER SS-409 Commissioned August 23 1944 Converted to Fleet Snorkel Submarine 1951 USS PIPER AGSS-409 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) June 15 1967 Decommissioned June 16 1967 PIPER AGSS-409 Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Detroit, MI Out of Service July 1 1970 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1970 Sold June 1971 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. SS-409 Covers Page 1     (1949)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-27

The ship had no postal facilities.

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USPO Machine Postmark Groton CT

1963-06-03

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

USPO Machine Postmark Groton, CT

1964-12-03

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

PIPER earned four battle stars during WWII

Credited with sinking...
The 111-ton Japanese Gaurdboat HOSEN MARU No. 3, February 25 1945 off Miyake Jima
Two small Un-named Japanese vessels, August 11 1945 off Kyushu

NAMESAKE - A fish of the halfbeaks family found in warm seas mostly along the shore. It swims at the surface, occasionally leaping into the air, and is named from the noise it makes when taken out of the water

 

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