CABRILLA AGSS 288

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 August 18 1942 - Launched December 24 1942 USS CABRILLA SS-288 Commissioned May 24 1943 - Decommissioned August 7 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group USS CABRILLA AGSS-288 Redesignated and recommissioned Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1962 Decommissioned June 30 1968 Struck from Naval Register June 30 1968 Transferred October 19 1968 to Subvets WWII of Houston, TX Returned October 21 1971 Sold April 18 1972 to Southern Scrap Mat'l. Co., New Orleans, LA

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.

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

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1st Commissioning May 24 1943 to August 7 1946

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-05-24

Commissioning

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Other Information

Earned 6 Battle Stars (WWII)
* 1st War Patrol September 12 1943 Philippines
* 2nd War Patrol December 18 1943 off Indo-China
* 3rd War Patrol (Date-Location unknown)
* 4th War Patrol May 1944 Celebes Sea
* 5th War Patrol July 1944 Philippines
* 6th War Patrol September 13 1944 South China Sea

Credited with sinking...
The 2704-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAMON MARU No. 8 January 4 1944 off Indo-China
The 8360-ton Japanese Troop Transport SANYO MARU May 26 1944 Celebes Sea
An Un-named small Japanese vessel June 4 1944 Java Sea
The 3145-ton Japanese Troop Transport MAYA MARU July 17 1944 off Mindanao
The 10059-ton Japanese Tanker KYOKUHO MARU October 1 1944 South China Sea
The 7385-ton Japanese Tanker ZUIYO MARU October 1 1944 South China Sea
The 2407-ton Japanese Troop Transport HOKUREI MARU October 6 1944 off Luzon
The 5154-ton Japanese Tanker YAMAMIZU MARU No. 2 October 6 1944 off Luzon
The 1959-ton Japanese Troop Transport SHINYO MARU No. 8 October 7 1944 off Luzon

NAMESAKE - An edible fish inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and waters off the coast of California

 

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