TAMBOR SS 198

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.

Tambor Class Submarine Keel Laid 16 January 1939 - Launched 20 December 1939 USS TAMBOR SS-198 Commissioned 3 June 1940 - Decommissioned 10 December 1945 TAMBOR SS-198 Placed In Service 1947 at Naval Reserve Training Center Detroit, MI Out of Service 1959 Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1959 Sold 5 December 1959 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tambor SS-198 Covers Page 1    (1939-45)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established June 3 1940 - Disestablished March 10 1944

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "COMMISSION- / ING DAY"

1940-06-03

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BBT) "COMMISSION- / ING DAY"

1940-06-03

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Robert V. Walton and George V. Sadworth. Sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "PORTSMOUTH / N.H."

1940-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr.

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-08-13

Ship stats and photo cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-08-13

Ship stats and photo cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Other Information

USS TAMBOR earned the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 11 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The red rock fish of the Pacific coast.

The ships sponsor was Miss Lucia Ellis.

 

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