PERMIT SS 178

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.

Perch Class Submarine Keel Laid 6 June 1935 as PINNA Launched 5 October 1936 Renamed 22 October 1935 USS PERMIT SS-178 Commissioned 17 March 1937 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945 PERMIT SS-178 Placed In Service 24 January 1947 as Dockside Training Submarine Out of Service (Date unknown) Struck from Naval Register 26 July 1956 Sold 28 June 1958 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Permit SS-178 Covers Page 1    (1935-1937)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "U.S.S. PINNA / KEEL LAYING" USS Hamilton DD-141

1935-06-06

Keel Laying of PINNA. Cachet by C. Wright Richell. Courtesy of Jack Treutle

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "U.S.S. PERMIT / LAUNCHED" USS Tarpon SS-175

1936-10-05

Launching. Hand painted Cachet sponsored by the Electric Boat Company Employees Association. Courtesy of Jack Treutle

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Locy Type FDPS/FDC 3 (AC-BBT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-03-17

First Day in Commission. Add-on cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "QUEBEC / CANADA"

1937-06-23

Shakedown Cruise. Cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS. Courtesy of Jack Treutle

 

Other Information

USS PERMIT earned ten battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named for a food fish, often called "round pompano," found in waters from North Carolina to Brazil.

 

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