TROUT SS 566

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.

Tang Class (Diesel Fast Attack) Submarine Keel Laid 1 December 1949 - Launched 21 August 1951 USS TROUT SS-566 Commissioned 27 June 1952 - Decommissioned 19 December 1978 Struck from the Naval Register 19 December 1978 IIS KOUSSEH SS-101 (Iranian Naval Service) Transferred to Iran 19 December 1978 Abandoned by her Iranian crew at New London, CT in March 1979 following the Iranian revolution TROUT SS-566 Returned to US Navy custody in 1992 Used as an experimental ship in 1994 and a target sub at NAWCAD Key West Scrapped at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas. Scrapping was completed 27 February 2009

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (Date)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Br." New London CT

1952-09-30

N/A

Add-On cachet by Mike Hebert

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS) USS Sperry AS-12

1970-08-17

N/A

Add-On cachet by Mike Hebert

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Philadelphia PA

1977-04-06

Welcome to Philadelphia PA. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT

1978-12-19

N/A

Decommissioning. Cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS William V. Pratt DDG-44

1979-12-11

Transfer to Iran - CANCELLED. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Trout: Any of certain small, freshwater fishes, highly esteemed by anglers for their gameness, their rich and finely flavored flesh, and their handsome (usually mottled or speckled) coloration.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name TROUT - USS Trout SS-202 and USS Trout SS-566.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Albert H. Clark, the widow of Lt. Comdr. Albert H. Clark, the last Commanding Officer of USS TROUT SS-202.

 

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