WHALE SS 239 - Revision history

JohnG3938 at 21:31, 23 February 2018

2018-02-23T21:31:42Z

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	First Day of Postal Service		First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_De_Montigny_ \| C. De Montigny]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ \| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
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JohnG3938 at 21:27, 23 February 2018

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2015-12-29T18:39:20Z

added 1 mark

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[Whale_SS_239_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1942)</li>		<li>[[Whale_SS_239_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1942-45)</li>
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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>
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	MARE ISLAND<br/>STATION Machine<br/><br/>Vallejo, Calif.		MARE ISLAND<br/>STATION Machine<br/><br/>Vallejo, Calif.
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	~~1942-03-14~~		1942-03-14
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1942-03-14		[[Image:JonBurdett whale ss239 19420314.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
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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">
	~~NO WHALE POSTMAKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>SLPb Oct 27, 1945
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~DATE FROM~~		1945-10-27
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~DATE TO~~		[[Image:JonBurdett whale ss239 19451027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JonBurdett whale ss239 19451027.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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JonBurdett: new format + 1 cover

2009-07-13T17:22:23Z

new format + 1 cover

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 June 28 1941 - Launched March 14 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WHALE SS-239'''<br/>
Commissioned June 1 1942 - Decommissioned January 5 1947<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London<br/>
Recommissioned October 22 1956 - Decommissioned September 15 1957<br/>
Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register March 1 1960<br/>
Sold September 29 1960 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WHALE SS239 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>[[Whale_SS_239_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">
MARE ISLAND<br/>STATION Machine<br/><br/>Vallejo, Calif.
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1942-03-14
<br/>to<br/>
1942-03-14
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:JonBurdett whale ss239 19420314.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter Whale SS 239 19420316 1 cachet.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet Maker Martin R Aden|Aden]] Launching Cachet

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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO WHALE POSTMAKS<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="220">

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

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


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WHALE earned 11 battle stars during World War II<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 3559-ton Japanese Collier IWASHIRO MARU, January 13 1943 off Kwajalein<br/>
The 9816-ton Japanese Troop Transport HEIYO MARU, January 17 1943 off Truk<br/>
The 6486-ton Japanese Troop Transport KENYO MARU, March 22 1943 off Saipan<br/>
The 3580-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat SHOEI MARU, May 26 1943 off Mariana Islands<br/>
The 7148-ton Japanese Ammunition Ship NARUTO MARU, August 8 1943 off Mariana Islands<br/>
The 5869-ton Japanese Transport DENMARK MARU, January 16 1944 off Okinawa<br/>
The 4865-ton Japanese Troop Transport TARUSHIMA MARU, January 16 1944 off Okinawa<br/>
The 5401-ton Japanese Transport HONAN MARU, April 9 1944 off Kyushu<br/>
The 2857-ton Japanese Transport SHINROKU MARU, June 7 1944 off Bonin Islands<br/>
The 10241-ton Japanese Tanker AKANE MARU, October 6 1944 off Luzon<br/>
Four Japanese Trawlers, December 5 1944 off Nakano Jima<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - An extremely large, aquatic mammal which is fishlike in form



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