PAMPANITO SS 383 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 scan

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 th Anniversary of Commissioning. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski at 18:26, 15 February 2026

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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-15T18:25:20Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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JonBurdett: new format

2011-06-26T11:19:53Z

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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>Balao Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid March 15 1943 - Launched July 12 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PAMPANITO SS-383'''<br/>
Commissioned November 6 1943 - Decommissioned December 15 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''PAMPANITO SS-383'''<br/>
Placed In Service April 1960 as Naval Reserve Training Ship<br/><br/>
<li>'''PAMPANITO AGSS-383'''<br/>
Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) November 6 1962<br/>
Out of Service (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 20 1971<br/>
On permanent display at the San Francisco Maritime Museum
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:PAMPANITO AGSS 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     (DATE RANGE)</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/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full 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 Machine cancel<br/><br/>Kittery, ME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-07-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS_383_19430712_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS_383_19430712_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: Double Launching with the [[PICUDA_SS_382_ | USS Picuda SS-382]]<br/>Cachet Maker [[Cachet_Maker_Wilfred_R_Cyr_ | Wilfred R. Cyr]]<br/>Cachet Category [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching_ | Ship Launching]] and See also [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Portsmouth_New_Hampshire_ | Navy Yard Portsmouth NH]]

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO PAMPANITO POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="320">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"50th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>San Francisco, CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1993-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS383_19931106_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS383_19931106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
50th Anniversary of Commissioning<br/>USS Pampanito SS-383 picture postcard




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"50th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>San Francisco, CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1993-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS383_19931106_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_PAMPANITO_SS383_19931106_1_Picture.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
50th Anniversary of Commissioning<br/>USS Pampanito SS-383 picture postcard




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"50th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>San Francisco, CA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1993-11-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pampanito_SS383_19931106_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pampanito_SS383_19931106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
50th Anniversary of Commissioning<br/>Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
PAMPANITO received six battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 10509-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship KACHIDOKI MARU, September 12 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 5135-ton Japanese Tanker ZUIHO MARU, September 12 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 459-ton Japanese Depot Ship BANSHU MARU No. 17, November 18 1944 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 1200-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHINKO MARU No. 1, November 18 1944 1944 South China Sea<br/>
The 6890-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker ENGEN MARU, February 6 1945 off Singapore<br/>
The 3520-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat EIFUKU MARU, February 8 1945 off French Indo-China<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A carrangoid fish of the warm waters of the Pacific




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