NARWHAL SS 167

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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.

    Narwhal Class Cruiser Submarine
    Keel Laid May 10 1927 - Launched December 17 1929

  1. USS V-5 SC-1
  2. Commissioned May 15 1930

  3. USS NARWHAL SC-1
  4. Renamed February 19 1931

  5. USS NARWHAL SS-167
  6. Redesignated Fleet Submarine (SS) July 1 1931
    Decommissioned April 23 1945

    Struck from Naval Register May 19 1945
    Sold (Date unknown) for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. USS V-5 SC-1 Covers Page 1     (1930-32)
  2. USS Narwhal SS-167 Covers Page 1    (1932-44)

 

Postmarks

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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
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Postmark Image
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Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDPS 5ks

"COCO SOLO /
CANAL ZONE"

1930-08-29

As V-5 (SC-1). First Day of Postal Service.




 

Locy Type
5ks (C)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIFORNIA"

1931-04-18

As NARWHAL (SC-1). V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931


 

Locy Type
5ks (C)

1931-05-27

As NARWHAL (SC-1). V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931


 

Locy Type
9v

1931-04-09

As NARWHAL (SC-1). V-5 postmark used after name changed on February 19 1931




 

Locy Type
5ks (C)

"PEARL /
HARBOR"

1932-02-13

As NARWHAL SS-167. V-5 postmark used after redesignation on July 1 1931


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BTT)

"SAN /
FRANCISCO"

1935-02-22

As NARWHAL SS-167


 

Locy Type
3 (A-TBT)

1941-04-15
to
1941-04-16

As NARWHAL SS-167


 

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1944-12-07

As NARWHAL SS-167. Censored, WWII use


 

Locy Type
5hks (HARWAHL)

1931-05-04

As NARWHAL SS-167


 

Locy Type
5hks

1936-08-24

As NARWHAL SS-167

 

Other Information

USS NARWHAL received 15 battle stars for her World War II service

USS NARWHAL SS-167 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base

NAMESAKE - Named for a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length. The male has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.

 


 

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