GRUNION SS 216

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.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid March 1 1941 - Launched December 22 1941 USS GRUNION SS-216 Commissioned April 11 1942 Last report July 30 1942 Reported overdue October 5 1942 All hands assumed lost Struck from Naval Register November 2 1942 In August 2007 the discovery of a wreck believed to be the Grunion was found In October 2008, the U.S. Navy verified the wreck as Grunion

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1941-42)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO 4-bar Naval Hospital League Is. Br. Philadelphia PA

1941-03-01

Keel Laying, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1941-12-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-04-11

Commissioning
Light blue Streeter Cachet

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-04-11

Commissioning
Dark blue Streeter Cachet

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Locy Type FDC P "USS GRUNION / FIRST DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-32

1942-04-11

Commissioning. Add-on Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type FDC P "USS GRUNION / FIRST DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-32

1942-04-11

Commissioning. Cachet by K. E. Streeter

 

Locy Type FDC P "USS GRUNION / FIRST DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-32

1942-04-11

Commissioning, Censored

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Locy Type 3z "LOST IN / ACTION" Groton, CT

1942-11-11

N/A

Memorial cachet for USS Grunion SS-216.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton, CT

1942-12-07

N/A

Memorial cachet for the four submarines on Eternal Patrol since Dec 7 1941. USS Perch SS-176, USS Sealion SS-195, USS Grunion SS-216 and USS Shark SS-174.

 

Locy Type 3z(BBT) "1ST YEAR OF / WORLD WAR2" Groton, CT

1942-12-07

N/A

Electric Boat Submarine cachet includes the four submarines on Eternal Patrol since Dec 7 1941. USS Perch SS-176, USS Sealion SS-195, USS Grunion SS-216 and USS Shark SS-174.

 

Locy Type 2 USS Fulton AS-11

1983-07-30

No Image

"On Eternal Patrol". Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

GRUNION received one battle star for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 460-ton Japanese Submarine Chaser CH-25, July 15 1942 off Kiska
The 460-ton Japanese Submarine Chaser CH-27, July 15 1942 off Kiska

NAMESAKE - A small fish of the silversides family, indigenous to the western American coast.

 

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