RAZORBACK SS 394

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 September 9 1943 - Launched January 27 1944 USS RAZORBACK SS-394 Commissioned April 3 1944 - Decommissioned August 1952 Recommissioned January 1952 - Decommissioned November 30 1970 Struck from Naval Register November 30 1970 TGC MURATREIS S-336 (Turkish Naval Service) Sold to the Republic of Turkey November 30 1970 and renamed Commissioned November 30 1970 - Decommissioned August 8 2001 Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, AR ex-RAZORBACK left Turkey on May 5 2004, arrived in Arkansas on July 16 2004 after being purchased by funds raised from various veteran and civic organizations Since July 2005, ex-Razorback/ex-Muratreis has been open to the public.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-64)

 

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.

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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

1944-01-27

Triple launching with USS REDFISH SS-395 and USS RONQUIL SS-396

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-04-03

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Commissioning
Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-04-03

First Day in Commission
Mark probably from Portsmouth Navy Yard

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Other Information

RAZORBACK received five battle stars for World War II service, and four stars for Vietnam service

Credited with sinking...
The 6933-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KENJO MARU, December 7 1944 off Luzon
The 900-ton Japanese Torpedo Boat KURETAKE, December 30 1944 in Bashii Channel
Two small Japanese vessels, March 5 1945 East China Sea
An un-named Japanese sailing vessel, March 6 1945 East China Sea
An un-named Japanese sailing vessel, March 9 1945 Ryukyu Islands
Eight small Japanese vessels, August 2 1945 Kuril Islands

RAZORBACK SS-394 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named for a species of whale found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean

 

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