Christmas 1936. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Shark Class Submarine
Keel Laid 22 December 1933 - Launched 4 September 1935
USS TARPON SS 175
Commissioned 12 March 1936 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945
TARPON SS 175
Placed In Service 17 April 1947 as Naval Reserve training ship at New Orleans
Placed Out of Service 5 September 1956
Struck from Naval Register 5 September 1956
Sold 26 August 1957 for scrapping, foundered under tow off Cape Hatteras NC
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
USS TARPON earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ seven battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A large, herring-like fish found abundantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The ships sponsor was Miss Eleanore Katherine Roosevelt, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt.
Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name TARPON - USS Tarpon and USS Tarpon SS-175.
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