CHOPPER SS 342

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 Keel Laid March 2 1944 - Launched February 4 1945 USS CHOPPER SS-342 Commissioned May 25 1945 USS CHOPPER AGSS-342 Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1969 Decommissioned August 27 1969 Reclassified Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) 1971, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register October 10 1971 Assigned as salvage and rescue hulk 1971 - 1976 Sunk July 21 1976 off Florida coast while being rigged as an underwater target

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1944-03-02

Keel Laying

 

Locy Type CD-Z5

1945-02-04

Launched, cachet by K. E. Streeter

 

Groton CT Machine

1945-02-04

No Image

Launched, cachet by William F. Spader, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

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USPO Machine Postmark Groton, CT

1945-05-25

Commissioning, cachet by William F. Spader.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A fish common in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley

 

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