CAPITAINE AGSS 336

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 December 2 1943 - Launched October 1 1944 USS CAPITAINE SS-336 Commissioned January 26 1945 - Decommissioned February 10 1950 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group Recommissioned February 23 1957 USS CAPITAINE AGSS-336 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) July 1 1960 Decommissioned March 4 1966 ALFREDO CAPPALLINI S-507 (Italian Naval Service) Transferred (loaned) to Italy March 5 1966 Sold to Italy December 5 1977 Struck from Naval Register December 5 1977 Fate unknown

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.

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

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-12-02

Keel Laying

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1943-12-02

Keel Laying

 

Groton CT Machine

1944-10-01

Launching

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1944-10-01

Launching

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1945-01-24

Commissioning (posted 2 days early)

 

Groton CT Machine

1945-01-26

Commissioning

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Other Information

CAPITAINE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* 1st War Patrol May 6 1945 off Indo-China

Credited with sinking...
An Un-named small Japanese vessel June 30 1945 Java Sea

Was used in the movie "In Harm's Way" w/John Wayne 1956

NAMESAKE - A brilliantly colored fish inhabiting waters of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Panama

 

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