SEAL SS 183
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 May 25 1936 - Launched April 25 1937 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1937-45)
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.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1937-08-25 |
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No Image |
Launching
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Locy Type |
1938-04-30
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First Day in Commission. This postmark is on the back of the April 30 1938 Commissioning cover.
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Locy Type |
1938-04-30
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by Lloyd A. Nace. Ship's seal embossed on gold foil.
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Locy Type |
1938-06-24
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Shakedown Cruise
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Locy Type |
1938-09-14
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USS SQUALUS SS-192 Launching, cachet by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
Other Information
SEAL earned 10 Battle Stars for WWII service
Credited with sinking...
The 856-ton Japanese Freighter HAYATAKA MARU, December 23 1941 off Luzon
The 1946-ton Japanese Transport TATSUFUKU MARU, April 28 1942 off Indo-China
The 3500-ton Japanese Freighter BOSTON MARU (Collision), November 16 1942 off Palau
The 8366-ton Japanese Oiler SAN CLEMENTE MARU, May 4 1943 off Midway
The 2432-ton Japanese Cargo Ship TOSEI MARU, August 24 1943 off Kurils Islands
The 5264-ton Japanese Cargo Ship SHONAN MARU, September 8 1943 off Kurils Islands
The 1327-ton Japanese Freighter HAKUYO MARU, October 25 1944 off Kurils Islands
NAMESAKE - The sea mammal valued for its skin and oil
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