MERO SS 378

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 July 22 1944 - Launched January 17 1945 USS MERO SS-378 Commissioned August 17 1945 - Decommissioned June 15 1946 Struck from the US Naval Vessel Registry August 1 1973 TCG HIZIR REIS S-344 Transferred (leased) to Turkey April 20 1960 Commissioned August 23 1960 - Sold to Turkey August 1 1973 Disposed by the Turkish Navy October 9 1980 after being cannibalized for parts.

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-45)

 

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Manitowoc, WI

1944-07-22

N/A

Keel Laying

 

USPO Machine Postmark Manitowoc, WI

1945-01-17

N/A

Launching

 

USPO Machine Postmark Manitowoc, WI

1945-08-17

Commissioning. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Any of several large groupers or jewfishes found in warm ocean waters.

 

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