CACHALOT SS 170

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.

Cachalot Class Submarine Authorized as V-8 (SC-4) Keel Laid October 21 1931 - Launched October 19 1933 USS CACHALOT SS-170 Commissioned December 1 1933 - Decommissioned October 17 1945 Struck from Naval Register November 1 1945 Sold January 26 1947 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cachalot SS-170 Covers Page 1    (1933-40)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 5hks "PORTSMOUTH / N.H."

1933-12-01

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Locy Type FDC 5hks "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1933-12-01

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Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF."

1937-02-22

Washington's Birthday. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 3s (B-BTT) "NAVY YARD / BROOKLYN N.Y."

1938-07-01

75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Cachet by Julius Glaser

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN DIEGO / CAL"

1934-11-29

Note: Signed by NMC

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1938-02-12

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9x (C)

1938-02-12

Notes:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-4

1938-04-01

Naval Mail Clerk cachet, signed by the NMC.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-4a

1938-12-01

5th Birthday Fancy Cancel. Cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type SLKfl (51x6)

1937-12-01

Strait Line from cover back

 

Locy Type SLPb (46x5)

1938-01-01

Note: Cachet is thermographed.

 

Locy Type FAKE "CACHALOT / 170" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-10-19

Cachet by Sibley's Department Store (Hobby Shop)

 

Other Information

USS CACHALOT earned the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ three battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

USS Cachalot was stationed at the The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard on December 7th 1941

NAMESAKE - Named for the sperm whale.

There has been two submarines of the US Navy that have borne the name CACHALOT - USS Cachalot (Name changed to USS K-2 (SS-33) before Launching) and USS Cachalot SS-160.

The ships sponsor was Katherine Duer Kempff.

 

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