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Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]].
Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_F_Spader_ | William F. Spader]].
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Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5
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1943-08-08
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Launching
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Groton CT<br/>Machine
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1943-11-11
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Commissioning
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Commissioning
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>

Latest revision as of 22:11, 3 August 2018


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.

    Gato Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 17 February 1942 - Launched 8 August 1943

  1. USS BLUEGILL SS-242
    Commissioned 11 November 1943 - Decommissioned 1 March 1946
    Recommissioned 3 May 1951 - Decommissioned 7 July 1952

  2. USS BLUEGILL SSK-242
    Converted to Hunter Killer Submarine (SSK) February 1953
    Commissioned 2 May 1953

  3. USS BLUEGILL SS-242
    Reverted to (SS) 15 August 1959

  4. USS BLUEGILL AGSS-242
    Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 15 April 1965
    Decommissioned 28 June 1969

    Scuttled (Salvage training) 3 December 1970


Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

  1. USS Bluegill AGSS-242 Covers Page 1     (1942-1943)

 

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.

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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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


 

Locy Type 3z

"USS BLUEGILL /
KEEL LAID"

1942-12-17

Keel Laid.


 

Locy Type 3z

"BLUEGILL /
LAUNCHING"

1943-08-08

Launching, cachet by William F. Spader.

 

Other Information

USS BLUEGILL earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a freshwater sunfish of the Mississippi River basin and Great Lakes

 


 

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