MACKEREL SS 204

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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.

    Mackerel Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 6 October 1939 - Launched 28 September 1940

  1. USS MACKEREL SS-204
    Commissioned 31 March 1941 - Decommissioned 9 November 1945

    Struck from the Naval Register 28 November 1945
    Sold for scrapping 24 April 1947

 

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Mackerel SS-204 Covers Page 1    (1940-1941)
  2. Covers Page 1    (1940-41)

 

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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"NAVY / DAY"

USS THRESHER SS-200

1940-10-27

No Image

USS Thresher celebrates Navy Day on a USS MACKEREL Launching cover by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BTT)

USS SEMMES AG-24

1941-03-31

Commissioning


 

Locy Type
3r (A-TBT)

USS TAUTOG SS-199

1941-03-31

Commissioning. Black thermographed cachet...Co-sponsored by Frank Kenworthey...Design by Richard Buchwald
Sponsors - Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

Locy Type
3r (A-TBT)

"MACKEREL /
COMM'D"

USS TAUTOG SS-199

1941-03-31
to
1941-03-31

No Image

Commissioning. Color commissioning cachet...Co-sponsored by Frank Kenworthey...Design by Richard Buchwald
Sponsors - Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS


 

Other Information

USS MACKEREL earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the mackerel, a common food and sport fish.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. W. R. Furlong, wife of Admiral William Rea Furlong, who served as the Chief of Naval Ordnance from 1937 to 1941

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name MACKEREL - USS Mackerel SS-204 and USS Mackerel SST-1.

 


 

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