SAILFISH SS 192

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.

Sargo Class Submarine Keel Laid October 18 1937 - Launched September 14 1938 USS SQUALUS SS-192 Commissioned March 1 1939 SUNK (Mechanical failure) May 23 1939 Refloated September 13 1939 Decommissioned November 15 1939 Salvaged and renamed February 9 1940 USS SAILFISH SS-192 Recommissioned May 15 1940 - Decommissioned October 27 1945 Struck from Naval Register April 30 1948 Sold June 18 1948 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Squalus Covers Page 1    (1937-39)
2. Squalus Covers Page 2    (1939)
3. Sailfish Covers Page 1    (1940-45)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "SQUALUS / LAUNCHED" USS SEAL SS-183

1938-09-14

Launching, cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

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1st Commissioning as SQUALUS - March 1 1939 to November 15 1939

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "NAVY YARD / PORTSMOUTH NH"

1939-03-01

As SQUALUS SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "NAVY YARD / PORTSMOUTH NH"

1939-03-01

As SQUALUS SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "NAVY YARD / PORTSMOUTH NH"

1939-03-01

As SQUALUS SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "NAVY YARD / PORTSMOUTH NH"

1939-03-01

As SQUALUS SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. Signed by the CO

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2nd Commissioning as SAILFISH - May 15 1940 to October 27 1945

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1940-05-15

As SAILFISH SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1940-05-15

As SAILFISH SS-192
First Day of Commission, cachet by Gordon A. Shaw, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST / SUBMERGENCE"

1940-06-29

As SAILFISH SS-192
First Submergence, cachet sponsored and autographed by Harold Preble, the shipyard civilian who was aboard when she sank.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / NH"

1940-10-12

As SAILFISH SS-192
Columbus Day, cachet by William S. Linto

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1940-10-26

As SAILFISH SS-192

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "I AM AN / AMERICAN DAY"

1941-05-18

As SAILFISH SS-192
Embossed Ship's Seal. President Roosevelt designated Sunday, May 18, as "I Am An American" Day, to be observed "in recognition of our citizens who have attained their majority or who have been naturalized within the past year."

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "TAPS FOR / THE JAPS"

1941-12-08

As SAILFISH SS-192
Postmark is BACKDATED to reflect the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, cachet by Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-10-21

As SAILFISH SS-192

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-10-21

As SAILFISH SS-192

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Catalog Illustration S-12

1943-03-02

As SAILFISH SS-192
Censored, Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Catalog Illustration S-12

1943-03-02

As SAILFISH SS-192
Back side of the March 2 1943 cover showing another Censor marking

 

Locy Type Fake USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-09-14

As SAILFISH SS-192
Cachet by Hobby Shop Covers (Sibley's Department Store Hobby Shop)

 

Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-12a

1945-10-27

As SAILFISH SS-192
Last Day of Commissioning

 

Other Information

SAILFISH was awarded nine battle stars for her service in the Pacific and received the Presidential Unit Citation

Credited with sinking...
The 6440-ton Japanese Aircraft Transport KAMOGAWA MARU, March 2 1942 Lombok Strait
The 3617-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SHINJU MARU, June 15 1943 off Honshu
The 3291-ton Japanese Collier IBURI MARU, June 25 1943 off Honshu
The 20000-ton Japanese Escort Carrier CHUYO, December 4 1943 off Honshu
The 3195-ton Japanese Transport TOTAI MARU, December 13 1943 off Kyushu
The 6376-ton Japanese Troop Transport UYO MARU, December 21 1943 off Miyazaki
The 238-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KINSHU MARU, August 7 1944 Luzon Strait
The 2110-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOAN MARU, August 24 1944 Luzon Strait
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, October 12 1944 off Formosa

NAMESAKE -
SQUALUS - One of the spiny sharks (dogfish sharks)

SAILFISH - A large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but possessing scales and a large sail- like dorsal fin

 

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