STEELHEAD SS 280
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.
Keel Laid June 1 1942 - Launched September 11 1942 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1943)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Locy Type |
1943-04-25
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
Other Information
STEELHEAD earned six battle stars for service during World War II
Credited with sinking...
The 18300-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker KAZAHAYA, October 6 1943 off Truk
The October 6 target was a shared kill with USS TINOSA SS-283
The 6799-ton Japanese Repair Ship YAMABIKO MARU, January 10 1944 off Honshu
The 2022-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SUMIDA MARU, April 15 1944 off Honshu
The April 15 target was most likely sunk by mines laid by STEELHEAD in May 1943
An Un-named Japanese Trawler April 30 1944, Ryukyu Islands
The 8990-ton Japanese Troop Transport YOSHINO MARU, July 31 1944 Bashi Channel
The July 31 1944 target was a shared kill with USS PARCHE SS-384
The 8195-ton Japanese Troop Transport FUSO MARU, July 31 1944, Bashi Channel
NAMESAKE - A type of Salmon common to the Columbia River
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