SEA DOG AGSS 401

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 1 1943 - Launched March 28 1944 USS SEA DOG SS-401 Commissioned June 3 1944 - Decommissioned June 27 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group SEA DOG SS-401 Placed In Service February 1960 as Naval Reserve Training Vessel SEA DOG AGSS-401 Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962 Out of Service December 2 1968 Struck from Naval Register December 2 1968 Sold February 1 1971 to Southern Scrap Mat'l. Co. New Orleans for scrap Sale cancelled and sunk as target May 18 1973

Naval Covers

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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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Other Information

SEA DOG earned two battle stars during WWII

Credited with sinking...
The 8215-ton Japanese Supply Ship MUROTO, October 22 1944 off Akuseki Jima
The 2933-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat TOMITSU MARU, October 22 1944 off Akuseki Jima
The 530-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TOKO MARU, April 16 1945 off Mikura Jima
The 1186-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SAGAWA MARU, June 9 1945 off Honshu
The 2211-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHOYO MARU, June 9 1945 off Honshu
The 753-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KOFUKU MARU, June 11 1945 off Honshu
The 887-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHINSEN MARU, June 12 1945 off Honshu
The 1045-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KAIWA MARU, June 12 1945 off Honshu
The 661-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KOAN MARU, June 15 1945 off Honshu
The 1272-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOKAI MARU, June 19 1945 off Hokkaido
The 958-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHINHEI MARU No. 3, June 19 1945 off Hokkaido

NAMESAKE - Named for the dogfish, a small shark of the North Atlantic, considered destructive by fishermen

 

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