PINTADO SS 387

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.

Balao Class Submarine Keel Laid May 7 1943 - Launched September 15 1943 USS PINTADO SS-387 Commissioned January 1 1944 - Decommissioned March 6 1946 Reclassified Auxiliay Resarch Submarine (AGSS) December 1 1962, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register March 1 1967 Sold January 20 1969 for scrap The conning tower is at the Chester Nimitz Museum at Fredericksburg, TX.

Naval Covers

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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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kittery ME

1943-09-15

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Launching, cachet by Wilfred R. (Bill) Cyr

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Navy Yard Branch" Portsmouth NH

1943-09-15

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Launching, cachetmakers initials are centered at the bottom but cannot decipher them clearly.

 

Portsmouth NH Navy Yard Br.

1944-01-01

Commissioning

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Other Information

PINTADO received the Presidential Unit Citation for "extraordinary skill and heroism" on her first three war patrols

Credited with sinking...
The 4716-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOHO MARU, June 1 1944 off Saipan
The 2825-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KASHIMASAN MARU, June 6 1944 Mariana Islands
The 5652-ton Japanese Troop Transport HARVE MARU, June 6 1944 Mariana Islands
The 5401-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship SHONAN MARU, August 6 1944 off Kyushu
The 19262-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker TONAN MARU No. 2, August 22 1944 Off Shanghai
The 1345-ton Japanese Destroyer AKIKAZE, November 3 1944 South China Sea
The 1500-ton Japanese Fast Transport T-12, December 13 1944 South China Sea
The 887-ton Japanese Landing Ship T-104, December 13 1944 South China Sea

NAMESAKE - A large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish word meaning painted as it is named, found along the Florida coast and in the West Indies.

 

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