DIABLO AGSS 479

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.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid August 11 1944 - Launched December 1 1944 USS DIABLO SS-479 Commissioned March 31 1945 USS DIABLO AGSS-479 Redesignated (AGSS) 1962 - Decommissioned June 1 1964 Struck from the Naval Register June 1 1964 PNS GHAZI (Pakistani Naval Service) Transferred to the Republic of Pakistan & commissioned June 1 1964 Lost under unknown circumstances during the Indo-Pakistan War December 4 1971 92 sailors Remain On Eternal Patrol

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1953)

 

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

No Postmarks Reported

 

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1944-12-01

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Launch tag

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Br." New London CT

1953-11-12

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Photo cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A member of the batfish family, common in the West Indies and along the southern coast of the United States.

 

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