Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
Keel Laying, 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 12 August 1943 - Launched 21 May 1944
USS BOARFISH SS-327
Commissioned 23 September 1944 - Decommissioned 23 May 1948
Struck from Naval 23 Register May 1948
TCG SAKARYA D-3
Transferred to Turkey and Commissioned 25 May 1948
TCG SAKARYA D-4 Renumbered 1954
TCG SAKARYA S-19 Renumbered 1955
TCG SAKARYA S-332 Renumbered 1959
Decommissioned from Turkish Navy 12 December 1975
Returned to U.S. custody for scrapping 1980
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.
USS BOARFISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star, the Navy Occupational Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A fish having a projecting hog-like snout.
The ships sponsor was Miss Barbara Walsh, daughter of Senator Walsh of New Jersey.
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on
editing this page.
