SALMON SS 182

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.

Salmon Class Submarine
Keel Laid April 15 1936 - Launched June 12 1937


1. USS SALMON SS-182
   Commissioned March 15 1938 - Decommissioned September 24 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 11 1945
   Scrapped April 4 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1937-40)

 

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 5hks "USS SALMON / LAUNCHED" USS Cuttlefish SS-171

1937-06-12

Launching, cachet by Robert V Walton

 

New London CT Machine

1938-03-15

Commissioning

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Locy Type FDC 3r "SUB BASE / N.L. CONN"

1938-03-15

Commissioning, cachet by O. A. Farabee, ANCS #210

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "SUB BASE / N.L. CONN"

1938-03-15

Commissioning, cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3r "BROWNSVILLE / TEXAS"

1938-05-09

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, cachet sponsored by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "MOBILE / ALABAMA"

1938-05-14

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, cachet sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / N.H."

1938-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Lucy Doane

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "SUB-BASE / P.H.T.H."

1940-07-27

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

SALMON earned nine battle stars for World War II service in the Asiatic-Pacific area and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism against enemy surface vessels during her Eleventh War Patrol

Credited with sinking...
The 11441-ton Japanese Repair Ship ASAHI, May 26 1942 off French Indochina
The 4382-ton Japanese Merchant Ship GANGES MARU, May 28 1942 South China Sea
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, November 10 1942 Subic Bay
The 5873-ton Japanese Repair Ship OREGON MARU, November 17 1942 off Manila
The 2408-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel WAKANOURA MARU, August 10 1943 off Hokkaido

NAMESAKE - A soft-finned, gamy fish which inhabits the coasts of America and Europe in northern latitudes and ascends rivers for the purpose of spawning. Salmon are highly valued for their rich, succulent meat

 

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