ARCHERFISH SSN 678

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.

USS ARCHERFISH SSN-678
Commissioned 17 December 1971 - Decommissioned 31 March 1998

Struck from Naval Register 31 March 1998
Disposed of through NPSSRP 6 November 1998

Naval Covers

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USS Archerfish SSN-678 Covers Page 1 (1986-1998)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-40

1986-05-06

North Pole trip.

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-40

1988-05-27

North Pole trip.

Locy Type F

"SURFACED /
AT THE /
NORTH POLE"

1997-09-05

SCICEX '97, cachet by Donald R. Wilson. Courtesy of the Neal Mills collection.

Locy Type F

1998-03-31

Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

USPS Pictorial Postmark

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Homecoming Station"

East Lyme, CT

1997-06-20

Homecoming, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

ARCHERFISH had no post office, but postmarks were provided to the ship to document her North Pole trips.

NAMESAKE - Named for the laterally compressed fish, genus Toxotes, which catches insects by spitting at and disabling them

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