GATO SS 212

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 October 5 1940 - Launched August 21 1941 USS GATO SS-212 Commissioned December 31 1941 - Decommissioned March 16 1946 GATO SS-212 Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training vessel at New York Placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training vessel at Baltimore Placed out of service March 1 1960 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1960 Sold July 25 1960 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1940-41)

 

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

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Post office established January 16 1942 - Disestablished March 27 1945

 

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Other Information

GATO received the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars for her service in World War II.

Credited with sinking...
The 4575-ton Japanese Transport KENKON MARU, January 21 1943 off Bougainville
The 2723-ton Japanese Transport NICHIUN MARU, January 29 1943 off Bougainville
The 991-ton Japanese Stores Ship SURUGA MARU, February 15 1943 in Bougainville Strait
The 5617-ton Japanese Troop Transport COLUMBIA MARU, November 30 1943 off Manus
The 2926-ton Japanese Troop Transport TSUNESHIMA MARU, December 20 1943 off Manus
The 36-ton Japanese Guardboat TAIYO MARU No. 3, February 15 1944 off Rabaul
The 5255-ton Japanese Troop Transport DAIGEN MARU, February 26 1944 off Hollandia
An un-named Japanese Trawler, March 9 1944 off Biak
The 871-ton Japanese Transport OKINOYAMA MARU No. 3, March 12 1944 off New Guinea
The 745-ton Japanese Corvette KAIBOKAN 9, February 14 1945 Yellow Sea
The 2325-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TAIRIKU MARU, February 21 1945 off Korea

NAMESAKE - A species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico

Two submarines of the US Navy have been named GATO - USS Gato SS-212 and USS Gato SSN-615

 

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