BATFISH AGSS 310

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.

Balao Class Submarine Ordered as ACOUPA Name changed September 24 1942 Keel Laid December 27 1942 - Launched May 5 1943 USS BATFISH SS-310 Commissioned August 21 1943 - Decommissioned April 6 1946 Recommissioned March 7 1952 USS BATFISH AGSS-310 Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) July 1 1960 Decommissioned November 1 1969 Struck from Naval Register February 28 1972 Transferred to the Oklahoma Maritime Advisory Board at Muskogee Open to the public as a memorial to Oklahoma combat submariners

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

Earned 6 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her 6th patrol in the South China Sea for sinking 3 Japanese submarines

Credited with sinking...
The 5486-ton Japanese Troop Transport HIDAKA MARU January 20 1944 off Honshu
The 887-ton Japanese Merchant/Cargo Ship NAGARAGAWA MARU June 22 1944 off Honshu
The 138-ton Japanese Guardboat KAMOI MARU July 1 1944 off Honshu
The 226-ton Japanese Guardboat ISUZUGAWA MARU No. 5 July 1 1944 off Honshu
The 2212-ton Japanese Submarine I-41 February 9 1945 South China Sea
The 525-ton Japanese Submarine RO-112 February 11 1945 South China Sea
The 525-ton Japanese Submarine RO-113 February 13 1945 South China Sea

NAMESAKE - Named for any of several fishes; a pediculate fish of the West Indies, the flying gurnard of the Atlantic, or a California sting ray

 

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