BARRACUDA SS 163

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.

Barracuda Class Submarine Keel Laid October 20 1921 - Launched July 17 1924 USS V-1 SF-4 Commissioned October 1 1924 USS BARRACUDA SF-4 Renamed March 9 1931 USS BARRACUDA SS-163 Redesignated (SS) July 1 1931 Decommissioned May 14 1937 Recommissioned September 5 1940 - Decommissioned March 3 1945 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Sold November 16 1945 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. V-1 Covers Page 1     (1929)
2. USS Barracuda SS-163 Covers Page 1     (1931-41)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning October 1 1924 to May 14 1937

 

Locy Type 3 (A) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1929-04-15

V-1. Cancel reads V-ONE.

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Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "ST. JOHN'S / ANTIQUA"

1936-12-25

SS-163. Hydrographic Survey Cruise, cachet attributed to Marshall R. Hall, ANCS #10

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1937-01-15

SS-163. 1st Day of Issue for this 2c stamp, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1931-11-18

SS-163. Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks

1933-10-27

SS-163. Navy Day, Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks "SAN DIEGO / "

1934-10-27

SS-163. Navy Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell, cachet director was Deane C. (DC) Bartley, sponsored by John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 3 (AC-TBB) "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-05-17

SS-163. Last Day In Commission, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-05-17

SS-163. Last Day In Commission, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "LAST DAY / POST OFFICE"

1937-05-17

SS-163. Last Day In Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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2nd Commissioning September 5 1940 to March 3 1945

 

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

1940-09-23

SS-163. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by George V. Sadworth, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "DEEP DIVE / 220 FT."

1941-03-29

SS-163. Deep Dive, cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A voracious, pike like fish

 

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