NAUTILUS SS 168
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.
Narwhal Class Submarine Keel Laid May 10 1927 - Launched March 15 1930 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1930-41)
Postmarks
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PHOTO POSTCARD |
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U.S.S. SUBMARINE NAUTILUS
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Locy Type |
1930-07-01
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As V-6
Postmark illustration courtesy of the USCS Postmark Catalog for clarity. Cover from the Steve Shay Collection.
Postmark created by the North Bay Stamp Club.
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Locy Type |
1930-07-01
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As V-6
Postmark created by the North Bay Stamp Club.
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Locy Type |
1931-04-06
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As V-6
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Locy Type P |
1930-07-09
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As V-6
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Locy Type |
1931-06-02
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As NAUTILUS SC-2
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Locy Type |
1932-08-14
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As SS-168
Olympics Participation
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Locy Type |
1933-02-22
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S-168. Used on a Greek postal reply card.
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Locy Type |
1934-10-12
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As S-168. Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1937-09-02
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As SS-168. Cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1941-01-28
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As SS-168. Add-on cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington
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Locy Type |
1941-06-30
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As SS-168
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1932-08-14
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As SS-168
Olympics Participation
Other Information
NAUTILUS earned 14 battle Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service
Credited with sinking...
The 1685-ton Japanese Destroyer YAMAKAZE, June 25 1942 off Yokosuka
The 227-ton Japanese Auxiliary Minesweeper MUSASHI MARU, June 27 1942 off Nojimazaki
The 4994-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAMON MARU No. 6, September 29 1942 off Japan
The 2432-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TOSEI MARU, October 1 1942 off Shiriyazaki
The 4673-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KENUN MARU, October 24 1942 off ShiriyaZaki
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, October 25 1942 off Honshu
The 1422-ton Japanese Troop Transport YOSHINOGAWA MARU, January 9 1943 off Solomon Islands
The 6069-ton Japanese Troop Transport AMERICA MARU, March 6 1944 off Saipan
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, June 14 1944 Banda Sea
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, June 25 1944 Banda Sea
NAMESAKE - A tropical mollusk having a many chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior.
Five ships of the US Navy have been named NAUTILUS - USS Nautilus (Schooner 1803), USS Nautilus (Schooner 1838), USS Nautilus SS-29 (at keel laying, named changed before launching to H-2), USS Nautilus SS-168 and USS Nautilus SSN-571
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