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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>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid November 1 1941 - Launched July 17 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HAKE SS-256'''<br/>
Commissioned October 30 1942 - Decommissioned July 13 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''HAKE SS-256'''<br/>
Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Philadelphia, PA.<br/><br/>
<li>'''HAKE AGSS-256'''<br/>
Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) November 6 1962<br/>
Placed Out of Service April 19 1968<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 19 1968<br/>
Sold December 5 1972 for scrap
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[[Image:Hake_SS256_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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</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 HAKE AGSS-256_Covers_Page_1 | Hake Covers Page 1]]    (1941-64)</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.



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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>




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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"U.S.S. HAKE /<br/>KEEL LAID"<br/><br/>[[GRIFFIN_AS_13_ | USS GRIFFIN AS-13]]
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1941-11-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19411101_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Keel Laid, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_K_E_Streeter_ | K. E. Streeter]]




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>CD-Z5<br/><br/>Section Base<br/>Post Office<br/><br/>New London CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-11-03
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19411103_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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Keel Laid, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]. Postmarked 2 days late.




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Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/><br/>"BEST WISHES /<br/>TO O.P.R"<br/><br/>Groton CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-07-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19420717_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_V_C_Greene_ | V. C. Greene]].<br/>O. P. R. - "Office of Price Regulation," a government agency whose job was to keep down prices and prevent profiteering from the disruptions that the war caused.




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPO<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Groton CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-10-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19421030_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Commissioning

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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTT)
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1944-05-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett hake ss256 19440519 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett hake ss256 19440519.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As SS-256<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) use

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USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Philadelphia, PA
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1964-10-02
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19641002_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hake_SS256_19641002_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AGSS-256<br/>No postal facilities. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
1st War Patrol April 8 1943 North Atlantic<br/>*
2nd War Patrol May 27 1943 off Azores<br/>*
3rd War Patrol December 27 1943 off Philippines<br/>*
4th war Patrol March 18 1944 South China Sea<br/>*
5th War Patrol May 23 1944 off Mindanao<br/>*
6th War Patrol August 5 1944 off Mindanao<br/>*
7th War Patrol October 20 1944 off Corregidor<br/><br/>
HAKE SS-256 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese Surrender<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 9547-ton Japanese Transport NIGITSU MARU January 12 1944 off Philippine Islands<br/>
The 5772-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship TACOMA MARU and the 4065-ton Japanese Cargo Ship NANKA MARU February 1 1944 off Philippine Islands<br/>
The 5174-ton Japanese Tanker YAMAMIZU MARU March 27 1944 off Mindanao<br/>
The 1900-ton Japanese Destroyer KAZEGUMO June 8 1944 off Mindanao<br/>
The 5591-ton Japanese Cargo Ship KINSHU MARU June 17 1944 off Mindanao<br/>
The 5874-ton Japanese Passengrr/Cargo Ship HIBI MARU June 20 1944 off Mindanao<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a salt water fish similar to cod<br/><br/>




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HAKE AGSS 256 - Revision history

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