MUSKALLUNGE SS 262

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.

Gato Class Submarine Keel Laid April 7 1942 - Launched December 13 1942 USS MUSKALLUNGE SS-262 Commissioned March 15 1943 - Decommissioned January 29 1947 Recommissioned August 31 1956 - Decommissioned January 18 1957 HUMAITA S-14 (Brazilian Naval Service) Transferred January 18 1957, on loan to Brazil and renamed Returned to U.S. Navy control March 1968 Struck from Naval Register March 1968 Sunk as target July 9 1968

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

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 3z (BBT) "KEEP ON / LAYING 'EM" Groton CT

1942-04-07

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Keel Laying, cachet by K. E. Streeter

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-04-07

Keel Laying, cachet by K. E. Streeter

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "ANOTHER / FIGHTER" Groton CT

1942-12-13

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Launching

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-12-13

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Launching, cachet by William F. Spader

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-03-15

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Commissioning
Blue William F. Spader Cachet

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-03-15

Commissioning
Purple William F. Spader Cachet

 

NO MUSKALLUNGE POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

DATE FROM to DATE TO

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Other Information

MUSKALLUNGE earned 5 battle stars for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 7163-ton Japanese Troop Transport DURBAN MARU, August 21 1944 off Cam Ranh Bay

NAMESAKE - A fish of the pike family found in the upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region, and northward.

 

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