NARWHAL SS 167
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 May 10 1927 - Launched December 17 1929 |
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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.
- V-5 Covers Page 1 (1930-32)
- Narwhal Covers Page 1 (1932-44)
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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1930-08-29 |
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As V-5 (SC-1)
First Day of Postal Service.
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Locy Type |
1931-04-18 |
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As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931
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Locy Type |
1931-05-27 |
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As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931
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Locy Type |
1931-04-09 |
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As NARWHAL (SC-1)
V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931
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Locy Type |
1932-02-13 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
V-5 postmark used after redesignation on July 1 1931
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Locy Type |
1935-02-22 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
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Locy Type |
1935-05-27 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
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Locy Type |
1938-05-15 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
8th Anniversary
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Locy Type |
1938-10-27 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
Navy Day, cachet by Honolulu Advertiser Stamp Club and John Rodgers Chapter No. 26, USCS
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Locy Type |
1935-11-28 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
Thanksgiving Day cachet
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Locy Type |
1944-12-07 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1931-05-04 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
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Locy Type |
1936-08-24 |
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As NARWHAL SS-167
Other Information
NARWHAL received 15 battle stars for World War II service
NARWHAL SS-167 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base
Credited with sinking...
The 1235-ton Japanese Transport TAKI MARU, March 4 1942 off Kyushu
The 63-ton Japanese Guardboat SHINSEI MARU No. 83, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 344-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NISSHO MARU, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 134-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KOFUJI MARU, July 24 1942 of Hokkaido
The 2921-ton Japanese Merchant Ship MEIWA MARU, August 1 1942 off Honshu
The 884-ton Japanese Small Tanker KOAN MARU, August 1 1942 off Honshu
The 2635-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel BIFUKU MARU, August 8 1942 off Honshu
The 4211-ton Japanese Transport HOKUSHO MARU, September 11 1943 off Nauru Island
The 834-ton Japanese Merchant Ship HIMENO MARU, December 5 1943 off Camiquin Island
The Japanese Sailing Vessel SHINSHU MARU No. 2, June 21 1944 off Culasi
NAMESAKE - Named for a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length. The male has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value
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