GUDGEON SSAG 567

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.

Tang Class (Diesel Fast Attack) Submarine Ordered Fiscal Year 1948 Keel Laid May 20 1950 - Launched June 11 1952 USS GUDGEON SS-567 Commissioned November 21 1952 USS GUDGEON AGSS-567 Redesignated as an Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) April 1 1979 USS GUDGEON SSAG-567 Redesignated Guided Missile Auxiliary Submarine (SSAG) November 5 1979 Decommissioned September 30 1983 Struck from the U. S. Naval Vessel Registry (NVR) August 6 1987 TCG HIZARREIS S-342 (Turkish Naval Service) Loaned and Commissioned to the Republic of Turkey September 30 1983 Sold to the Republic of Turkey August 17 1987 Removed from active service January 31 2004 Transferred to the Naval Museum Command of the Turkish Navy. The HIZARREIS is currently berthed at the Istanbul Naval Museum and open to the public as of October 20 2005.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1983)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-50 USS McKee AS 41

1982-08-24

N/A

As SSAG-567

 

USPS CDS "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH

1983-09-30

N/A

Decommissioned. Cachet incorrectly lists her designation as "SS". Cachet by Duane Rosendale

 

Other Information

Between July 8 1957 and February 21 1958, USS Gudgeon made a 25,000 mile cruise from Pearl Harbor to Pearl Harbor - the first United States submarine to circumnavigate the globe.

NAMESAKE - A species of small freshwater minnow.

Two submarines of the US Navy have been named GUDGEON - USS Gudgeon SS-211 and USS Gudgeon SSAG-567.

 

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