TRUTTA SS 421

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.

TOMATATE

USS TRUTTA SS-421
Commissioned 16 November 1944 - Decommissioned 2 February 1946
Recommissioned 1 March 1951 - Decommissioned 4 May 1952 for GUPPY IIA modernization
Recommissioned 2 January 1953 - Decommissioned 1 July 1972
TCG CERBE S-340
Transferred to the Republic of Turkey 1 July 1972 and renamed
Decommissioned by Turkish Navy 23 July 1999

Sold for scrap, however her sail is preserved as a memorial to Turkish submariners.

"If you are a bear be a grizzly bear"

TCG CERBE

Naval Covers

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USS Trutta SS-421 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)

Postmarks

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

3rd Commissioning 2 January 1953 - 1 July 1972

Locy Type
7t(n+u) USS

USS Howard W. Gilmore
AS 16

1971-09-24

N/A

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Other Information

USS TRUTTA earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A variety of trout, distinguished from the typical trout by its small black spots and its smaller and fewer scales

NAMESAKE - (CERBE) The Turkish name of the island of Djerba

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward C. Magdeburger.

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