GRAYLING SS 209

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.

Gar Class Submarine Keel Laid 15 December 1939 - Launched 4 September 1940 USS GRAYLING SS-209 Commissioned 1 March 1941 SUNK between September 9 - 12 1943 (Enemy Action) in Lingayen Gulf Possible collision with Japanese Passenger Cargo Ship HOKUAN MARU Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. USS Grayling SS-209 Covers Page 1    (1939-42)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3(A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1941-03-20

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Gow C. Ng.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-03-20

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-03-20

Add-on cachet by William Frederick. (Patterned after a Loring W. Stannard cachet)

 

Locy Type 3(A-BTB) "DEEP / DIVE"

1941-05-06

Deep Dive. Cachet by George V. Sadworth, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-07-06

Censored, WWII use

 

USPS CDS Portsmouth, NH

1983-09-12

N/A

"On Eternal Patrol". Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

Credited with sinking...
The 6243-ton Japanese Merchant Ship RYUJIN MARU, April 13 1942 off Japan
An Un-named Japanese Sailing Vessel. December 3 1942, Netherlands East Indies
The 749-ton Japanese Merchant Ship USHIO MARU, January 26 1943 Verde Island Passage
The 4103-ton Japanese Transport Ship SHANGHAI MARU, April 9 1943 off Dumali Point
The 5480-ton Japanese Transport Ship MEIZAN MARU, August 27 1943 off Mindoro

NAMESAKE - A fresh water game fish closely related to the trout.

 

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