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 First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
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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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Gar Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid November 22 1939 - Launched January 25 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GUDGEON SS-211'''<br/>
Commissioned April 21 1941<br/>
SUNK (Aerial attack) April 18 1944 off Iwo Jima<br/>
Officially declared overdue and presumed lost June 7 1944<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GUDGEON 211 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>[[Gudgeon_SS_211_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1939-41)</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">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"MARE ISLAND /<br/>CALIF"<br/><br/>[[TUCKER DD 374|USS TUCKER DD-374]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-01-25
<br/>to<br/>
1941-01-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett tucker dd374 19410125.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tucker dd374 19410125 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Maker_Dr S E Hutnick | Hutnick]] Launching Cachet

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"FIRST MAIL /<br/>SERVICE"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-16
<br/>to<br/>
1941-05-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gudgeon_SS211_19410516_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gudgeon_SS211_19410516_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Louie_C_Bean_ | Louie C. Bean]]<br/>
Postmarked on reverse side - USPO Slogan Machine cancel-"Mare Island Station"-Vallejo, CA




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"FIRST MAIL /<br/>SERVICE"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-16
<br/>to<br/>
1941-05-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gudgeon_SS211_19410516_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gudgeon_SS211_19410516_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Martin_R_Aden_ | Martin R. Aden]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"NAVY /<br/>DAY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-10-27
<br/>to<br/>
1941-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett gudgeon ss211 19411027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett gudgeon ss211 19411027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Wilfred_R_Cyr_ | Wilfred (Bill) R. Cyr]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Vallejo, CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1983-04-07
<br/>to<br/>
1983-04-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gudgeon_SS211_19440407_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
"On Eternal Patrol" Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
GUDGEON received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The Japanese Submarine I-73, January 27 1942 off Midway<br/>
The 6526-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NISSHO MARU, March 27 1942 East China Sea<br/>
The 4853-ton Japanese Transport NANIWA MARU, August 3 1942 off Truk<br/>
The 6783-ton Japanese Troop Transport CHOKO MARU, October 21 1942 off Rabaul<br/>
The 5434-ton Japanese Transport MEIGEN MARU, March 22 1943 off Java<br/>
The 9987-ton Japanese Fleet Tanker TOHO MARU, March 27 1943 Makassar Strait<br/>
The 17526-ton Japanese Troop Transport KAMAKURA MARU, April 28 1943 off Panay<br/>
The 500-ton Japanese Trawler NAKU MARU, May 4 1943 off Panay<br/>
The 5861-ton Japanese Transport SUMATRA MARU, May 12 1943 off Luzon<br/>
The 3158-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TAIAN MARU, September 28 1943 off Saipan<br/>
The 870-ton Japanese Frigate WAKAMIYA, November 23 1943 East China Sea<br/>
The 6783-ton Japanese Troop Transport NEKKA MARU, November 23 1943 East China Sea<br/>
The 3091-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SATSUMA MARU, February 11 1944 off China<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sampan, February 17 1944 East China Sea<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The common name for a number of small freshwater fishes that are elongate, bottom-dwelling fish, many of which live in rapids and other fast moving water




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[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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