A History of the Submarines Built at the
Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Exhibit by Steve Shay
Frame 1, Page 6

USS Swordfish SS-193
Sargo class
Launched April 1, 1939

Upper: Launch cover, USS Pompano Type 3(AC-BBT) cancels, cachet design by Martin Aden.
Lower: Commissioning cover, cachet design sponsored by Lloyd Nace, shipyard machine postmark.

Cover 642: Submarine Pompano SS 181, April 1, 1939

Cover 643: Submarine Swordfish SS 193, July 22, 1939

Displacement 2,350 tons, 299' length, one deck gun. Made thirteen war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, sinking 12 ships. February 1942 evacuated President of the Philippines and family from Luzon. Last patrol began December 22, 1944, last heard from January 3, 1945, lost to unknown causes.

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Last Updated: March 24, 2002
Copyright 2002 Steve Shay (used with permission)