TAUTOG SS 199
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 March 1 1939 - Launched January 27 1940 |
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- Cover Page 1 (1940-45)
Postmarks
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Post Office Established July 3 1940 - Disestablished April 19 1943
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1940-07-03 |
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First Day in Commission, add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington
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1940-07-03 |
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Robert V. Walton, M. Fay Muridge, Alex R. Hesse and the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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1940-07-03 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Gordon A. Shaw
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1941-03-31 |
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Commissioning of USS Mackerel SS-204, cachet by Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
Other Information
TAUTOG earned 14 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
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1st War Patrol December 25 1941 Marshall Islands
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2nd War Patrol April 24 1942 Marshall Islands
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3rd War Patrol September 17 1942 off Indochina
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4th War Patrol October 8 1942 Coral Sea
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5th war Patrol December 12 1942 Java Sea
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6th War Patrol February 24 1943 Makassar Straits off Borneo
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7th War Patrol May 11 1943 Flores Sea
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8th War Patrol October 7 1943 off Palau
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9th War Patrol December 12 1943 off Honshu
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10th War Patrol March 5 1944 off Kurile Islands
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11th War Patrol April 17 1944 off Kurile Islands
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12th War Patrol June 23 1944 off Honshu/Hokkaido
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13th War Patrol December 17 1944 East China Sea
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - American Defense Campaign Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (14) - World War II Victory Medal
Credited with sinking...
The 965-ton Japanese Submarine RO-30, April 26 1942 off Johnston Island
The 2212-ton Japanese Submarine I-28, May 17 1942 off Truk
The 4467-ton Japanese Cargo Ship SHOKA MARU, May 25 1942 off Truk
The 5872-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship OHIO MARU, August 6 1942 off Indochina
An Un-named Japanese Schooner, October 20 1942 off Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
A 4000-ton un-named Japanese Cargo Ship, October 27 1942 off Dutch East Indies
The 1000-ton Japanese Cargo Ship BANSHU MARU No. 2, December 25 1942 Java Sea
The 1873-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship HASSHU MARU, January 22 1943 Banda Sea
The 1950-ton Japanese Destroyer ISONAMI, April 9 1943 off Borneo
The 5214-ton Japanese Cargo Ship PENANG MARU, April 9 1943 off Borneo
An Un-named Japanese Schooner, April 9 1943 off Borneo
An Un-named Japanese Sailboat, April 9 1943 off Borneo
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, April 9 1943 off Borneo
The 973-ton Japanese Cargo Ship SHINEI MARU, June 6 1943 Flores Sea
The 4474-ton Japanese Cargo Ship MEITEN MARU, June 20 1943 Flores Sea
The 100-ton Japanese Sub Chaser No. 30, November 4 1943 off Palau
The 2082-ton Japanese Cargo Ship SAISHU MARU, January 3 1944 off Honshu
The 3943-ton Japanese Cargo Ship USA MARU, January 4 1944 off Honshu
The 1925-ton Japanese Cargo Ship RYUA MARU, March 13 1944 Kurile Islands
The 1942-ton Japanese Cargo Ship SHOJIN MARU, March 13 1944 Kurile Islands
The 1950-ton Japanese Destroyer SHIRAKUMO, March 16 1944 Kurile Islands
The 5460-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship NICHIREN MARU, March 16 1944 Kurile Islands
The 5973-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship RYOYO MARU, May 2 1944 Kurile Islands
The 4935-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship FUSHIMI MARU, May 3 1944 Kurile Islands
The 3944-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship MIYAZAKI MARU, May 8 1944 Kurile Islands
The 1186-ton Japanese Cargo Ship BANEI MARU No. 2, May 12 1944 Kurile Islands
The 887-ton Japanese Cargo Ship HOKORIU MARU, July 8 1944 off Hokkaido
The 1922-ton Japanese Cargo Ship KONEI MARU, August 2 1944 off Hokkaido
The 1500-ton Japanese Transport No. 15, January 17 1945 East China Sea
The 1857-ton Japanese Motor Torpedo Boat SHURI MARU, January 20 1945 East China Sea
An Un-named Japanese Wooden Trawler, January 1945 East China Sea
NAMESAKE - Named for a small edible sport fish, also called blackfish or oysterfish, found on the Atlantic coast of the United States
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