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			USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Portsmouth, NH<br/>Navy Yard Branch
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			1946-08-30
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GregCiesielski at 05:12, 8 November 2011

2011-11-08T05:12:59Z

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>Balao Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid February 24 1943 - Launched June 18 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BURRFISH SS-312'''<br/>
Commissioned September 14 1943 - Decommissioned October 10 1946<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group<br/>
Recommissioned November 2 1948<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BURRFISH SSR-312'''<br/>
Converted to Radar Picket Submarine (SSR) January 27 1949<br/>
Decommissioned December 17 1956<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group<br/>
Reverted to (SS) January 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BURRFISH SS-312'''<br/>
Recommissioned January 17 1961 - Decommissioned May 11 1961<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMCS GRILSE SS-71''' (Canadian Naval Service)<br/>
Loaned to Canada May 11 1961 and renamed<br/>
Returned to U.S. Navy custody July 19 1969<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 19 1969<br/>
Sunk November 19 1969 as target off San Clemente Island, CA</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:BURRFISH_SSR_1_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 incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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     (1952,1967,1969)</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 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.

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">
Postmark<br/>Date</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>








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<h4>2nd Commissioning November 2 1948 to December 17 1956</h4>



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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[SHENANDOAH_AD_26_ | USS Shenandoah<br/>AD-26]]<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-41
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-07-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burrfish_SSR312_19520707_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burrfish_SSR312_19520707_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
'''SSR-312'''. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]








<hr/>
<h4>4th Commissioning (Canadian Navy) May 11 1961 to July 19 1969</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Submarine Base Sta."<br/><br/>Groton CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1967-05-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grilse_SS71_19670516_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
'''[[Country_Canadian_Ships_Page_2_ | HMCS Grilse SS-71]]'''.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Canadian CDS<br/><br/>"FMO Victoria"<br/><br/>British Columbia
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1969-01-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_GRILSE_SS71_19690122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
'''HMCS Grilse SS-71'''. Notice name misspelling.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
2nd War Patrol April 14 1944 off Japan<br/>*
4th War Patrol September 18 1944 off Bonin Islands<br/>*
5th War Patrol January 3 1945 off Japan<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 5984-ton German Oiler ROSSBACH (Norwegian MADRANO) May 7 1944 off Japan<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A swellfish of the Atlantic coast




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<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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BURRFISH SS 312 - Revision history

JohnG3938 at 15:51, 25 March 2018

GregCiesielski at 05:12, 8 November 2011