TARPON SS 175

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.

Shark Class Submarine Keel Laid 22 December 1933 - Launched 4 September 1935 USS TARPON SS 175 Commissioned 12 March 1936 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945 TARPON SS 175 Placed In Service 17 April 1947 as Naval Reserve training ship at New Orleans Placed Out of Service 5 September 1956 Struck from Naval Register 5 September 1956 Sold 26 August 1957 for scrapping, foundered under tow off Cape Hatteras NC

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tarpon SS-15 Covers Page 1    (1936-1941)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Groton CT Machine

1935-09-04

Launching

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Locy Type FDC 3 (AC-TTB) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1936-03-12

Commissioning. Cachet sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. Courtesy of Jack Treutle

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "HOWDY / HOUSTON"

1936-05-07

Shakedown Cruise

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "COCO SOLO / CANAL ZONE"

1936-05-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "USS PERMIT / LAUNCHED"

1936-10-05

TARPON commemorates the Launching of USS Permit SS-178. Courtesy of Jack Treutle

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "HOLIDAY / GREETINGS"

1936-12-25

Christmas 1936. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "PORTSMOUTH / N.H."

1937-03-12

TARPON's First Birthday. Cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
Courtesy of Jack Treutle

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF."

1937-12-25

Christmas

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "SUB BASE / PH HI"

1939-05-30

Memorial Day. Cachet by William F Schlechter

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-09-04

Cachet and postmark by the Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)

 

Other Information

USS TARPON earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ seven battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A large, herring-like fish found abundantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The ships sponsor was Miss Eleanore Katherine Roosevelt, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name TARPON - USS Tarpon and USS Tarpon SS-175.

One cutter of the US Coast Guard has borne the name TARPON - USCGC Tarpon WPB-87310

 

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