BLACKFISH SS 221 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 21:52, 23 July 2024

2024-07-23T21:52:30Z

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	<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>		<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
	Keel Laid 1 July 1941 - Launched 18 April 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 July 1941 - Launched 18 April 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLACKFISH SS-221'''</li>
	Commissioned 22 July 1942 - Decommissioned 11 May 1946<br/>		Commissioned 22 July 1942 - Decommissioned 11 May 1946<br/>
	Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>		Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
	<li>'''BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>		<li>'''BLACKFISH SS-221'''</li>
	Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel 5 May 1949<br/>		Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel 5 May 1949<br/>
	Out of Service 2 February 1954<br/>		Out of Service 2 February 1954<br/>
	Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet~~<br/>~~<br/>		Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1958<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1958<br/><br/>
	Sold 4 May 1959 for scrap		Sold 4 May 1959 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

GregCiesielski at 19:22, 25 May 2019

2019-05-25T19:22:43Z

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	Commissioning, cacheted. The killer text has been typed in after postmarked. From the Bob Govern collection.		Censored. Commissioning, cacheted. The killer text has been typed in after postmarked. The Postmark Catalog states the ships postmark was a Type 3z (BTT) so this probably isn't the ships device. From the Bob Govern collection.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

GregCiesielski at 19:19, 25 May 2019

2019-05-25T19:19:21Z

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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
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 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->

GregCiesielski: Updated the page, activated the ships cover page link and added 1 postmark / cover

2019-05-25T19:02:55Z

Updated the page, activated the ships cover page link and added 1 postmark / cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:02, 25 May 2019
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	<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>		<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
	Keel Laid July 1 1941 - Launched April 18 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 July 1941 - Launched 18 April 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>
	Commissioned July 22 1942 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>		Commissioned 22 July 1942 - Decommissioned 11 May 1946<br/>
	Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>		Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
	<li>'''BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>		<li>'''BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>
	Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel May 5 1949<br/>		Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel 5 May 1949<br/>
	Out of Service February 2 1954<br/>		Out of Service 2 February 1954<br/>
	Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>		Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register September 1 1958<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1958<br/>
	Sold May 4 1959 for scrap		Sold 4 May 1959 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:BLACKFISH SS PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:BLACKFISH SS PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</table>		</table>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (1941-42)</li>		<li>[[BLACKFISH_SS_221_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Blackfish SS-221 Covers Page 1]]     (1941-1942)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	~~NO BLACKFISH POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1942-07-22
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blackfish_SS221_19420722_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blackfish_SS221_19420722_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Commissioning, cacheted. The killer text has been typed in after postmarked. From the Bob Govern collection.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	BLACKFISH earned 8 Battle Stars for her service in World War II<br/>*		USS BLACKFISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle stars, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	1st War Patrol October 19 1942 off North Africa * - 3rd War Patrol February 1 1943 Bay of Biscay<br/>*		'''NAMESAKE''' - Any one of several small, toothed whales.<br/><br/>
	6th War Patrol October 19 1943 off New Guinea * - ~~7th War Patrol December 24 1943 off Bismarck Archipelago<br~~/>*		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Henry de F. Mel, wife of Captain Henry de F. Mel (SC), USN (Retired), head of the Navy Purchasing Office in New York.
	~~8th War Patrol March~~ 1 ~~1944 off New Guinea * - 10th~~ War ~~Patrol January 1 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/><br/>~~
	~~Credited with sinking..~~.~~<br/>~~
	~~The 432-ton German Auxiliary Patrol Craft HALTENBANK V-408, February 19 1943 off Bilbao<br/>~~
	~~The 439-ton Japanese Transport YAMATO MARU No. 2, November 23 1943 off New Guinea<br/>~~
	~~The 2087-ton Japanese Troop transport KAIKA MARU, January 16 1944 off Truk<br/>~~
	~~A large Japanese Sampan, January 30 1945 South China Sea<br/>~~
	~~Three Japanese Sampans, February 1 1945 South China Sea~~<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Any one of several small, toothed whales.
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JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-08-29T17:44:25Z

added one cover

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	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:BLACKFISH SS PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:BLACKFISH SS PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td>		</td>
	~~</tr>~~
	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	/tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- 1941-07-01 -->		<!-- 1941-07-01 -->
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	Groton CT<br/>Machine		Groton CT<br/>Machine
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1944~~-07-22		1942-07-22
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722 cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722 cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Commissioning
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Groton CT<br/>Machine
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1942-07-22
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722-1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420722-1 cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Commissioning		Commissioning
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~USS~~ BLACKFISH earned 8 Battle Stars for her service in World War II<br/>*		BLACKFISH earned 8 Battle Stars for her service in World War II<br/>*
	1st War Patrol October 19 1942 off North Africa * - 3rd War Patrol February 1 1943 Bay of Biscay<br/>*		1st War Patrol October 19 1942 off North Africa * - 3rd War Patrol February 1 1943 Bay of Biscay<br/>*
	6th War Patrol October 19 1943 off New Guinea * - 7th War Patrol December 24 1943 off Bismarck Archipelago<br/>*		6th War Patrol October 19 1943 off New Guinea * - 7th War Patrol December 24 1943 off Bismarck Archipelago<br/>*
	8th War Patrol March 1 1944 off New Guinea * - 10th War Patrol January 1 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/><br/>		8th War Patrol March 1 1944 off New Guinea * - 10th War Patrol January 1 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/><br/>
	~~BLACKFISH is credited~~ with sinking...<br/>		Credited with sinking...<br/>
	The 432-ton German Auxiliary Patrol Craft HALTENBANK V-408, February 19 1943 off Bilbao<br/>		The 432-ton German Auxiliary Patrol Craft HALTENBANK V-408, February 19 1943 off Bilbao<br/>
	The 439-ton Japanese Transport YAMATO MARU No. 2, November 23 1943 off New Guinea<br/>		The 439-ton Japanese Transport YAMATO MARU No. 2, November 23 1943 off New Guinea<br/>

JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-07-28T00:59:07Z

added one cover

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 Launching, Cachet by [[Cachet Maker K E Streeter | K. E. Streeter]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2011-06-23T22:16:26Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid July 1 1941 - Launched April 18 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>
Commissioned July 22 1942 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
<li>'''BLACKFISH SS 221'''<br/>
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel May 5 1949<br/>
Out of Service February 2 1954<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1958<br/>
Sold May 4 1959 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:BLACKFISH SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (1941-42)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
/tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>[[ZIRCON_PY_16_ | USS Zircon<br/>PY 16]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-07-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blackfish_SS221_1_19410701_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laying. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Wilfred_R_Cyr_ | Wilfred R. Cyr]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"UNCLE NEEDS /<br/>MANY MORE"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-04-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420418.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett blackfish ss221 19420418 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Launching, Cachet by [[Cachet Maker K E Streeter | K. E. Streeter]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS BLACKFISH earned 8 Battle Stars for her service in World War II<br/>*
1st War Patrol October 19 1942 off North Africa * - 3rd War Patrol February 1 1943 Bay of Biscay<br/>*
6th War Patrol October 19 1943 off New Guinea * - 7th War Patrol December 24 1943 off Bismarck Archipelago<br/>*
8th War Patrol March 1 1944 off New Guinea * - 10th War Patrol January 1 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/><br/>
BLACKFISH is credited with sinking...<br/>
The 432-ton German Auxiliary Patrol Craft HALTENBANK V-408, February 19 1943 off Bilbao<br/>
The 439-ton Japanese Transport YAMATO MARU No. 2, November 23 1943 off New Guinea<br/>
The 2087-ton Japanese Troop transport KAIKA MARU, January 16 1944 off Truk<br/>
A large Japanese Sampan, January 30 1945 South China Sea<br/>
Three Japanese Sampans, February 1 1945 South China Sea<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any one of several small, toothed whales.



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