Combined Reunion for the crewmembers of USS Jack SS-259 and [[JACK_SSN_605_ | USS Jack SSN-605]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_S_Linto_ | William S. Linto]]. Postmark by the [[OtherUS_Atlantic_Fleet_Service_School_ | Atlantic Fleet Service School, Virginia Beach VA]]
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Gato Class Submarine
Keel Laid 2 February 1942 - Launched 16 October 1942
USS JACK SS-259 Commissioned 6 January 1943 - Decommissioned 8 June 1946
Recommissioned 20 December 1957 for modifications
HHMS AMFITRITI S-17 (Greek Naval Service)
Loaned to the Royal Hellenic Navy 21 April 1958
Returned to US Navy custody 1967
Sunk as a target by the US 6th Fleet 5 September 1967
Struck from Naval Register 1967
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
USS JACK earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars) and the World War II Victory Medal during her US Naval career.
NAMESAKE - JACK - Named for the Jack, any of various fishes—young pike, green pike or pickerel, or large California rockfish. NAMESAKE - AMFITRITI - Sea nymph and goddess of the Mediterranean.
Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name JACK - USS Jack SS-259 and USS Jack SSN-605.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Frances B. Seely, an Electric Boat Company Employee.
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contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
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