QUEENFISH AGSS 393

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 July 27 1943 - Launched November 30 1943 USS QUEENFISH SS-393 Commissioned March 1 1944 USS QUEENFISH AGSS-393 Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) July 1 1960 Decommissioned March 1 1963 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1963 Sunk as target by USS SWORDFISH SSN-579 August 14 1963

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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.

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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 Fz

1943-09-01

No Image

Postmark did not originate from this ship and this is not the date of her Keel Laying. Cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kittery ME

1943-11-30

Launching, cachet by George J. Contraros

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Navy Yard Br." Portsmouth NH

1943-11-30

No Image

Launching, cachet by George J. Contraros

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-03-11

First Day in Commission
Marking probably from Portsmouth Navy Yard

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NO QUEENFISH POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

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Other Information

QUEENFISH was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and received six battle starts for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 4700-ton Japanese Tanker CHIYODA MARU, August 31 1944 Luzon Strait
The 7097-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOYOOKA MARU, September 9 1944 off Luzon
The 3053-ton Japanese Merchant Passerger Cargo Ship MANSHU MARU, September 9 1944 off Luzon
The 1948-ton Japanese Cargo Ship HAKKO MARU, November 8 1944 East China Sea
The 99-ton Japanese Auxiliary Submarine Chaser RYUSEI MARU, November 8 1944 East China Sea
The 2131-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat CHOJUSAN MARU, November 9 1944 off Kyushu
The 9186-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship/Aircraft Transport AKITSU MARU by mistake, November 15 1944 Tsushima Strait
Comdr. C.E. Loughlin is later relieved of his command for this mistake, and court-martialed
The 11249-ton Japanese Hospital Ship AWA MARU, April 1 1945 Formosa Straits
A small Japanese fishing vessel, July 4 1945 Yellow Sea

QUEENFISH was used in the opening and closing scenes of the 1959 movie Operation Petticoat starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtiss

NAMESAKE - A small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America

 

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