CABEZON SS 334

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 November 18 1943 - Launched August 27 1944 USS CABEZON SS-334 Commissioned December 30 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1953 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register May 15 1970 Sold December 28 1971 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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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 CD-Z5

1943-11-18

Simmons green Keel Laying Cachet with USS DENTUDA SS-335

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1943-11-18

Simmons black Keel Laying Cachet with USS DENTUDA SS-335

 

Groton CT Machine

1944-08-27

Launching

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1944-12-30

Commissioning

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USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Tacoma, WA

1969-12-29

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Other Information

CABEZON earned one battle star for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 2631-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship ZAOSAN MARU, June 19 1945 off Kuril Islands

NAMESAKE - A saltwater fish of sculpin family inhabiting the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans

 

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