SALMON SS 182
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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Salmon Class Submarine
- USS SALMON SS-182
Commissioned March 15 1938 - Decommissioned September 24 1945
Struck from Naval Register October 11 1945
Scrapped April 4 1946
Keel Laid April 15 1936 - Launched June 12 1937
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- Covers Page 1 (1937-40)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1937-06-12 |
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Launching, cachet by Robert V Walton
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New London CT |
1938-03-15 |
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Commissioning
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Locy Type |
1938-03-15 |
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Commissioning, cachet by O. A. Farabee, ANCS #210
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Locy Type |
1938-03-15 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type 3r |
1938-05-09 |
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Shakedown Cruise, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, cachet sponsored by Frederick Horton
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Locy Type |
1938-05-14 |
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Shakedown Cruise, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, cachet sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1938-07-04 |
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Independence Day, cachet by Lucy Doane
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Locy Type |
1940-07-27 |
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Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
Other Information
SALMON earned nine battle stars for World War II service in the Asiatic-Pacific area and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism against enemy surface vessels during her Eleventh War Patrol
Credited with sinking...
The 11441-ton Japanese Repair Ship ASAHI, May 26 1942 off French Indochina
The 4382-ton Japanese Merchant Ship GANGES MARU, May 28 1942 South China Sea
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, November 10 1942 Subic Bay
The 5873-ton Japanese Repair Ship OREGON MARU, November 17 1942 off Manila
The 2408-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel WAKANOURA MARU, August 10 1943 off Hokkaido
NAMESAKE - A soft-finned, gamy fish which inhabits the coasts of America and Europe in northern latitudes and ascends rivers for the purpose of spawning. Salmon are highly valued for their rich, succulent meat
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