Submarine Day 2002, postcard created by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton M. (Budd) Arrington]] for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the US Submarine Veterans of WWII.
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Crewmember Reunion, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Crewmember Reunion, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Submarine Day 2000<br/>Panel created by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton M. (Budd) Arrington]] for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the US Submarine Veterans of WWII.
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 April 29 1943 - Launched January 30 1944
USS BECUNA SS-319
Commissioned May 27 1944
Underwent Guppy II A conversion November 1950 - August 1951
USS BECUNA AGSS-319
Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1969
Decommissioned November 7 1969
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Reverted to (SS) 1971, While in reserve
Struck from Naval Register August 15 1973
Transferred to Cruiser Olympia Assn. June 21 1976
COA now the Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
Dedicated July 21 1978 as Submarine Memorial
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 BECUNA SS-319 earned the Asiatic-Pacific Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - A pike-like fish of Europe.
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contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
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editing this page.
