ROCK AGSS 274

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 December 23 1942 - Launched June 20 1943 USS ROCK SS-274 Commissioned October 26 1943 - Decommissioned May 1 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Recommissioned October 12 1953 USS ROCK SSR-274 Reclassified Radar Picket Submarine (SSR) July 18 1952 USS ROCK AGSS-274 Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) December 31 1959 Decommissioned September 13 1969 Struck from Naval Register September 13 1969 Sunk as 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Manitowoc WI Machine

1943-06-20

Launching

 

Manitowoc WI Machine

1943-10-26

Commissioning

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Other Information

ROCK earned four battle stars for World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 834-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker TAKASAGO MARU, October 26 1944 Balabac Strait

NAMESAKE - A striped bass found in the Chesapeake Bay region and elsewhere along the Atlantic Coast

 

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