CUTTLEFISH SS 171
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.
Authorized as V-9 (SC-4) Keel Laid October 7 1931 as SS-171 Launched 21 November 1933 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1934-41)
Postmarks
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.
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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text |
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Locy Type |
1934-06-08 |
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Note:
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1934-06-08 |
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Note:
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1934-08-06 |
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Shakedown Cuise
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1934-09-01 |
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Shakedown Cuise, cachet by Emil A. Thurman and George L. Canaday
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1934-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet is about USS Shenandoah ZR1
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1934-10-27 |
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Navy Day, cachet by John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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1935-08-02 |
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Fleet Week, cachet by John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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1935-08-02 |
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Fleet Week, cachet artist John Coulthard, cachet sponsor John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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1936-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet artist C. Wright Richell
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1936-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas, cachet by Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS
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1937-06-12 |
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Commissioning of the USS Pompano SS-181, cachet by M.T. Woolsey Chapter No. 40, USCS
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1938-05-19 |
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First Day new Stamp, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, sponsored by Frederick Horton
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1938-10-12 |
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Columbus Day, cachet by Norman K. Mary
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1938-05-26 |
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1938-05-26 |
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Locy Type F |
1937-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas. Cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type P |
1938-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday, cachet by Freebooters Crew, ANCS
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1941-11-21 |
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Hobby Shop fake cancel
Other Information
CUTTLEFISH earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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3rd War Patrol July 29 1942 Japanese home waters
NAMESAKE - A 10-armed marine mollusk similar to the squid
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