GREENLING SS 213 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2025-11-25T19:58:53Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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 From the Bob Govern collection.

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2022-02-22T16:30:30Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:30, 22 February 2022
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	<ol>		<ol>
	Gato Class Submarine<br/>		Gato Class Submarine<br/>
	Keel Laid November 12 1940 - Launched September 20 1941<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 12 November 1940 - Launched 20 September 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>		<li>'''USS GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 21 1942 - Decommissioned October 16 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 21 January 1942 - Decommissioned 16 October 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>		<li>'''GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>
	Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Portsmouth, NH<br/>		Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Portsmouth, NH<br/>
	Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Boston, MA<br/>		Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Boston, MA<br/>
	Placed Out of Service March 18 1960<br/><br/>		Placed Out of Service 18 March 1960<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
	Sold June 16 1960 for scrap		Sold 16 June 1960 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Greenling_SS213_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:Greenling_SS213_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS GREENLING SS-213_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1940-42)</li>		<li>[[USS GREENLING SS-213_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Greenling SS-213 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1940-1942)</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>

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>Post office established January 21 1942 - Disestablished December 8 1942</h4>		<h4>Post office established 21 January 1942 - Disestablished 8 December 1942</h4>

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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">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 3z ~~bars blank~~		Locy Type<br/>FDC 3z (BBT)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1942-01-21		1942-01-21
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	First Day in Commission. Typed Ship's name on front. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ \| Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]		First Day in Commission. Typed Ship's name on front. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ \| Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 3z -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1942-03-06
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420306_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420306_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			From the Bob Govern collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	GREENLING ~~received~~ ten battle stars ~~for her~~ World War II ~~service and a Presidential Unit Citation~~.<br/><br/>		USS GREENLING earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ ten battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Credited with sinking..~~.<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A popular sport fish.<br/><br/>
	~~The 3252-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat KINJOSAN MARU, May 4 1942 off Truk~~<br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Rachel Holmes. Mrs. Holmes was the wife of Rear Admiral Ralston S. Holmes, USN, a member of the general board of the Navy Department.
	The ~~12752-ton Japanese Troop Transport BRAZIL MARU, August 5 1942 off Truk<br/>~~
	~~The 4495-ton Japanese Merchant Ship PALAU MARU, August 5 1942 off Truk<br/>~~
	~~An Un-named Japanese Trawler, August 26 1942 off Truk<br/>~~
	~~The 5852-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KINKAI MARU, October 3 1942 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The 4146-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SETSUYO MARU, October 4 1942 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The 3509-ton Japanese Transport TAKUSEI MARU, October 14 1942 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The 6673-ton Japanese Transport HAKONESAN MARU, October 18 1942 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~An Un-named Japanese Sampan, October 21 1942 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The Japanese Patrol Boat No~~. ~~35, December 22 1942 off Bougainville<br/>~~
	~~The 5857-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship HITERU MARU, December 30 1942 off Manus<br/>~~
	~~The 3261-ton Japanese Transport KIMPOSAN MARU, January 16 1943 off Kavieng<br/>~~
	~~The 1936-ton Japanese Transport SHOHO MARU, December 31 1943 off Caroline Islands<br/>~~
	~~An Un-named Japanese Trawler, August 8 1944 off Luzon<br/>~~
	~~The 945-ton Japanese Transport KIRI MARU No~~. 8, ~~November 7 1944 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The 971-ton Japanese Tanker KOTA MARU~~, ~~November 7 1944 off Honshu<br/>~~
	~~The Japanese Patrol Boat No~~. ~~46, November 10 1944 off Honshu<br/><br/>~~
	~~'''NAMESAKE''' - A popular sport fish~~
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JonBurdett: PO dates moved covers

2018-01-20T00:31:24Z

PO dates moved covers

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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS GREENLING SS-213_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942)</li>
+<li>[[USS GREENLING SS-213_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1940-42)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </tr></table>
-<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<!-- Keel Laid -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period        -->
-<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<hr/>
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+<h4>Post office established January 21 1942 - Disestablished December 8 1942</h4>
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 First Day in Commission. Typed Ship's name on front. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>

JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-11-26T17:01:14Z

added one cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:01, 26 November 2016
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	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Greenling_SS213_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Greenling_SS213_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Keel Laid -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<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">
			1940-11-12
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_greenling_ss213_19400920.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_greenling_ss213_19400920_cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Keel Laying<br/>Spader Cachet
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === --
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Keel Laid -->		<!-- Keel Laid -->

JonBurdett: added one cover

2016-08-02T17:43:08Z

added one cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:43, 2 August 2016
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">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>
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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">
	~~USPO~~<br/>Machine ~~Cancel<br/><br/>Groton CT~~		Groton CT<br/>Machine
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1940-12-28		1940-12-28
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19401228_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19401228_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett_greenling_ss213_19401228_cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_greenling_ss213_19401228_cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Keel Laying cover used after the event, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ \| Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]		Keel Laying cover used after the event, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ \| Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Launching -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<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">
			1941-09-20
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett greenling ss213 19410920.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett greenling ss213 19410920_cach.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Launching
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1942-01-21		1942-01-21
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_2_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	No Image		No Image
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	Locy Type<br/>FDC 3z bars blank		Locy Type<br/>FDC 3z bars blank
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1942-01-21~~		1942-01-21
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1942-01-21
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: order

2010-06-03T19:38:04Z

order

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 November 12 1940 - Launched September 20 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>
Commissioned January 21 1942 - Decommissioned October 16 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''GREENLING SS-213'''<br/>
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Portsmouth, NH<br/>
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve training vessel at Boston, MA<br/>
Placed Out of Service March 18 1960<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Sold June 16 1960 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Greenling_SS213_Crest.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>[[USS GREENLING SS-213_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1942)</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">
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">
USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Groton CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-12-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19401228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_greenling_ss213_19401228_cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laying cover used after the event, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z<br/><br/>"GREENLING /<br/>COMM TO DAY"<br/><br/>Groton CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-01-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_K_E_Streeter_ | K. E. Streeter]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3z bars blank
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-01-21
<br/>to<br/>
1942-01-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Greenling_SS213_19420121_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission. Typed Ship's name on front. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
GREENLING received ten battle stars for her World War II service and a Presidential Unit Citation.<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 3252-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat KINJOSAN MARU, May 4 1942 off Truk<br/>
The 12752-ton Japanese Troop Transport BRAZIL MARU, August 5 1942 off Truk<br/>
The 4495-ton Japanese Merchant Ship PALAU MARU, August 5 1942 off Truk<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Trawler, August 26 1942 off Truk<br/>
The 5852-ton Japanese Merchant Ship KINKAI MARU, October 3 1942 off Honshu<br/>
The 4146-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SETSUYO MARU, October 4 1942 off Honshu<br/>
The 3509-ton Japanese Transport TAKUSEI MARU, October 14 1942 off Honshu<br/>
The 6673-ton Japanese Transport HAKONESAN MARU, October 18 1942 off Honshu<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, October 21 1942 off Honshu<br/>
The Japanese Patrol Boat No. 35, December 22 1942 off Bougainville<br/>
The 5857-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship HITERU MARU, December 30 1942 off Manus<br/>
The 3261-ton Japanese Transport KIMPOSAN MARU, January 16 1943 off Kavieng<br/>
The 1936-ton Japanese Transport SHOHO MARU, December 31 1943 off Caroline Islands<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Trawler, August 8 1944 off Luzon<br/>
The 945-ton Japanese Transport KIRI MARU No. 8, November 7 1944 off Honshu<br/>
The 971-ton Japanese Tanker KOTA MARU, November 7 1944 off Honshu<br/>
The Japanese Patrol Boat No. 46, November 10 1944 off Honshu<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A popular sport fish



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