TIRANTE SS 420

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.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid 28 April 1944 - Launched 9 August 1944 USS TIRANTE SS-420 Commissioned 6 November 1944 - Decommissioned 6 July 1946 Reactivated for "Guppy II-A" modernization Recommissioned 26 November 1952 - Decommissioned 1 October 1973 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1973 Sold 11 April 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tirante SS-420 Covers Page 1     (1944-1965)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Kittery ME

1944-08-09

N/A

Launching, cachet by George J. Contraros

 

Other Information

USS TIRANTE received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ two battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A silvery, elongated “cutlass fish” found in waters off Cuba

 

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