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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Tambor Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 27 April 1939 - Launched 27 March 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THRESHER SS-200'''</li>
Commissioned 27 August 1940 - Decommissioned 13 December 1945<br/>
Recommissioned 6 February 1946 - Decommissioned 12 July 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 23 December 1947<br/>
Sold 18 March 1948 for scrap
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[[Image:THRESHER SS200 PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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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 
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<li>[[USS THRESHER SS-200_Covers_Page_1 | USS Thresher SS-200 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1939-1944)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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.

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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.
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning 27 August 1940 to 13 December 1945</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"
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1940-08-27
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1940-08-27
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First Day in Commission. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Glen_Osborn_ | Glen Osborn]], [[Cachet_Maker_Alex_R_Hesse_ | Alex R. Hesse]] and Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1941-04-21
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<h4>2nd Commissioning February 6 1946 to July 12 1946</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS THRESHER earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 15 battle stars and the World War II Victory medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A class of shark which is easily recognizable because its tail is longer than the combined length of body and head.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Claud Jones, whose husband was (then) Captain Claud A. Jones, MOH, who supervised her construction.<br/><br/>
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name THRESHER - USS Thresher SS-200 and [[THRESHER_SSN_593_ | USS Thresher SSN-593]].
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