WAHOO SS 238
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 28 1941 - Launched February 14 1942 |
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Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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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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USPO Slogan |
1942-02-14 |
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No Image |
Launching
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NO WAHOO POSTMARKS |
DATE FROM
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1942-05-14 |
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No Image |
Commissioning, cachet by Gow C. Ng. Contributed by Mike Kaup.
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USPS Pictorial |
1993-10-11 |
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50th Anniversary of Loss, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Postcard
Other Information
WAHOO earned six battle stars for her World War II service in addition to being awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her third patrol
Credited with sinking...
The 5355-ton Japanese Collier KAMOI MARU, December 10 1942 off Bougainville
The 5447-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship BUYO MARU, Janaury 26 1943 off New Guinea
The 1901-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship FUKUEI MARU No. 2, Janaury 26 1943 off New Guinea
The 1428-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship ZOGEN MARU, March 19 1943 off Manchukuo
The 2260-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HOZAN MARU, March 21 1943 Yellow Sea
The 2183-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship NITTSU MARU, March 21 1943 Yellow Sea
The 9849-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship TEISHO MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea
The 2076-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TAKAOSAN MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea
The 830-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship SATSUKI MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea
The 2256-ton Japanese Auxiliary Cable Ship YAMABATO MARU, March 29 1943 off Kyushu
The 5260-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship TAMON MARU No. 5, May 7 1943 off Honshu
The 3204-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAKAO MARU, May 9 1943 off Honshu
The 1912-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship JIMMU MARU, May 9 1943 off Honshu
The 1394-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel HOKUSEI MARU, September 21 1943 Kuril Islands
The 2958-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat TAIKO MARU, September 25 1943 Sea of Japan
The above target was raised and returned to service and sunk July 14 1944 by USS SAND LANCE SS-381
The 1238-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship MASAKI MARU No. 2, September 29 1943 Sea of Japan
The 7908-ton Japanese Transport KONRON MARU, October 5 1943 Tsushima Straits
The 1283-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KANKO MARU, October 6 1943 Sea of Japan
The 2995-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship HANKOW MARU, October 9 1943 off Oga Peninsula, Japan
NAMESAKE - A dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
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