TIRU SS 416

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 17 April 1944 - Christened & Launched 16 September 1947 USS TIRU SS-416 Commissioned 1 September 1948 FRAM conversion to a Guppy III submarine, 4 May 1959 to 31 December 1959 Decommissioned 1 July 1975 Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1975 Final Disposition, sunk as a target 19 July 1979

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tiru SS-416 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7tn+ USS Orion AS-18

1975-07-01

Decommissioning

 

Other Information

USS TIRU earned the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two stars and the Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a member of the lizarship family.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. John P. Cromwell, whose husband Captain John P. Cromwell, was lost with USS Sculpin SS-191 on 19 November 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at that time.

 

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