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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 June 28 1941 - Launched February 14 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WAHOO SS-238'''<br/>
Commissioned May 14 1942<br/>
SUNK (Japanese aircraft) October 11 1943 in LaPerouse Strait<br/>
All hands lost
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wahoo_SS238_19931011_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<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>
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<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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USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>"Mare Island Station"<br/><br/>Vallejo CA
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1942-02-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wahoo_SS238_19420214_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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Launching

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NO WAHOO 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:

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Locy Type<br/>3z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-05-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wahoo_SS238_19420514_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
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Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gow_C_Ng_ | Gow C. Ng]].
Contributed by Mike Kaup.




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS WAHOO SS-238 Memorial Station"<br/><br/>Wahoo, NE 68066
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1993-10-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wahoo_SS238_19931011_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
50th Anniversary of Loss, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
N/A
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N/A
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Wahoo_SS238_1993_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Postcard


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WAHOO earned six battle stars for her World War II service in addition to being awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her third patrol<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 5355-ton Japanese Collier KAMOI MARU, December 10 1942 off Bougainville <br/>
The 5447-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship BUYO MARU, Janaury 26 1943 off New Guinea<br/>
The 1901-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship FUKUEI MARU No. 2, Janaury 26 1943 off New Guinea<br/>
The 1428-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship ZOGEN MARU, March 19 1943 off Manchukuo<br/>
The 2260-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HOZAN MARU, March 21 1943 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 2183-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship NITTSU MARU, March 21 1943 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 9849-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship TEISHO MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 2076-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TAKAOSAN MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 830-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship SATSUKI MARU, March 23 1943 Yellow Sea<br/>
The 2256-ton Japanese Auxiliary Cable Ship YAMABATO MARU, March 29 1943 off Kyushu<br/>
The 5260-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship TAMON MARU No. 5, May 7 1943 off Honshu<br/>
The 3204-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship TAKAO MARU, May 9 1943 off Honshu<br/>
The 1912-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship JIMMU MARU, May 9 1943 off Honshu<br/>
The 1394-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel HOKUSEI MARU, September 21 1943 Kuril Islands<br/>
The 2958-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat TAIKO MARU, September 25 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
The above target was raised and returned to service and sunk July 14 1944 by [[SAND LANCE SS 381|USS SAND LANCE SS-381]]<br/>
The 1238-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship MASAKI MARU No. 2, September 29 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
The 7908-ton Japanese Transport KONRON MARU, October 5 1943 Tsushima Straits<br/>
The 1283-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KANKO MARU, October 6 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
The 2995-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship HANKOW MARU, October 9 1943 off Oga Peninsula, Japan<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.



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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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