THRESHER SS 200
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.
Keel Laid April 27 1939 - Launched March 27 1940 |
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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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1940-41)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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NEW LONDON |
1940-03-27
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Launching Cachet
1st Commissioning August 27 1940 to December 13 1945
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Locy Type |
1940-08-27
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First Day in Commission. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
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Locy Type |
1940-08-27
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First Day in Commission. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
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Locy Type |
1940-08-27
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Glen Osborn, Alex R. Hesse and Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1940-11-08
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Cachet made for the Keel Laying of USS Gar SS-206 by Dr S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1941-04-21
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Note:
Other Information
THRESHER received 15 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for her World War II service
Credited with sinking...
The 3039-ton Japanese Transport SADO MARU, April 10 1942 off Tokyo Bay
The 4836-ton Japanese Recovery Vessel SHINSHO MARU, July 9 1942 off Kwajalein Atoll
The 2733-ton Japanese Merchant Ship HACHIAM MARU, December 30 1942 off Borneo
The 5724-ton Japanese Transport KUWAYAMA MARU, February 22 1943 off Soembawa Island
The 5332-ton Japanese Tanker TOEN MARU, March 2 1943 Makassar Strait
The 5274-ton Japanese Transport YONEYAMA MARU, July 1 1943 Makassar Strait
The 4862-ton Japanese Transport MUKO MARU, November 12 1943 off Truk
The 91-ton Japanese Sailing Vessel HORAI MARU, January 10 1944 South China Sea
The 4092-ton Japanese Transport TOHO MARU, January 15 1944 off Luzon
The 6960-ton Japanese Tanker TATSUNO MARU, January 15 1944 off Luzon
The 2205-ton Japanese Transport KOSEI MARU, January 27 1944 off Formosa
The 1266-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KIKUZUKI MARU, January 27 1944 off Formosa
The 2838-ton Japanese Transport SHOZEN MARU, July 16 1944 off Luzon
The 6854-ton Japanese Transport GYOKU MARU, September 18 1944 Yellow Sea
The 1468-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NISSEI MARU, September 25 1944 Yellow Sea
The 873-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KOETSU MARU, September 26 1944 Yellow Sea
The 83-ton Japanese Guardboat NANSHIN MARU No. 28, October 3 1944 off Marcus Island
NAMESAKE - A class of shark which is easily recognizable because its tail is longer than the combined length of body and head.
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