MACKEREL SS 204
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.
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Mackerel Class Submarine
- 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
Keel Laid 6 October 1939 - Launched 28 September 1940
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- USS Mackerel SS-204 Covers Page 1 (1940-1941)
Postmarks
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Cachet by Richard Buchwald. Co-sponsored by Frank Kenworthey and the 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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