BASS SS 164
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.
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Barracuda Class Submarine
- USS V-2 SF 5
Commissioned September 26 1925
- USS BASS SF 5
Renamed March 9 1931
- USS BASS SS 164
Reclassified (SS) July 1 1931 - Decommissioned June 9 1937
Recommissioned September 5 1940 - Decommissioned March 3 1945
Struck from Naval Register March 10 1945
Sunk March 12 1945 as a target.
Keel Laid October 20 1921 - Launched December 27 1924
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.
- V-2 Covers Page 1 (1929-31)
- Bass Covers Page 1 (1934-41)
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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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning September 26 1925 to June 9 1937
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Locy Type |
1931-01-10 |
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As V-2
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Locy Type |
1931-04-06 |
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As V-2
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Locy Type 9v |
1929-11-15 |
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As V-2
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Locy Type |
1935-09-26 |
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As BASS SS-164. Tenth Anniversary, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill.
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Locy Type |
1935-09-26 |
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As BASS SS-164. Tenth Anniversary, cachet by Clarence E. Reid
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Locy Type |
1937-06-09 |
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As BASS SS-164. Last Day in Commission, cachet by C. Wright Richell
2nd Commissioning September 5 1940 to March 3 1945
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Locy Type |
1940-10-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1940-10-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1941-03-29 |
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First Deep Dive, cachet by George V. Sadworth, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - An edible, spiny-finned fish.
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