Launching. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_J_Herald| M. J. Herald]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
Commissioning. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]], sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
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 13 May 1943 - Launched 16 February 1944
USS BERGALL SS-320
Commissioned 12 June 1944 - Decommissioned 17 October 1958
TGC TURGUTREIS S-342
Transferred, on loan to Turkey 18 October 1958
Permanently transferred (cash sale) to Turkish government 1 February 1973
Decommissioned from Turkish Navy 5 April 1983
Struck from Naval Register 1 February 1973
CERYAH BOTU 6
Acted as receiving boat
Sold 2000 for scrap
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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 name and/or commissioning period. 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.
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
Postmark Date
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image
Locy Type 3z (BTT)
"USS BERGALL / KEEL LAID"
1943-05-13
Keel Laying
Other Information
USS BERGALL earned the Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal for her WWII service.
NAMESAKE - A small fish of the New England coast.
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