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<ol>Perch Class Submarine<br/>
<ol>Perch Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid July 17 1935 - Launched July 8 1936<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 17 July 1935 - Launched 8 July 1936<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PLUNGER SS-179'''<br/>
<li>'''USS PLUNGER SS-179'''<br/>
Commissioned November 19 1936 - Decommissioned November 15 1945<br/><br/>
Commissioned 19 November 1936 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''PLUNGER SS-179'''<br/>
<li>'''PLUNGER SS-179'''<br/>
Placed in service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Brooklyn, NY May 1946<br/>
Placed in service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Brooklyn, NY May 1946<br/>
Declared unessential July 5 1956<br/><br/>
Declared unessential 5 July 1956<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 6 1956<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 6 July 1956<br/>
Sold April 22 1957 for scrap
Sold 22 April 1957 for scrap
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[[Image:PLUNGER SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
[[Image:PLUNGER SS PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS PLUNGER SS-179_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1936-39)</li>
<li>[[USS PLUNGER SS-179_Covers_Page_1 | USS Plunger SS-179 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1936-1939)</li>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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USPO Type 6<br/><br/>"Navy Yard /<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Portsmouth NH
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (AC-TTB)<br/><br/>"PORTSMOUTH /<br/>N.H."
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1936-07-08
1936-12-31
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Plunger_SS179_19360708_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
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Launching
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Harry_Ioor_ | Harry Ioor]]
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1937-10-27
1937-10-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Plunger_SS179_19371027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Plunger_SS179_19371027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Navy Day<br/>Cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]] and Cachet sponsor [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]<br/>The cachet commemorates "Our First Navy Day" for -<br/>PERCH SS-176, PICKEREL SS-177, PERMIT SS-178, PLUNGER SS-179, POLLACK SS-180 and POMPANO SS-181.
Navy Day. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]].  
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
PLUNGER received 14 battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
USS PLUNGER earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 14 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A diver, a daring gambler.<br/><br/>
The 4702-ton Japanese Merchant Ship EIZAN MARU, January 18 1942 off Honshu<br/>
The ships sponsor was Miss Edith E. Greenlee, eldest daughter of Captain Halford R. Greenlee, Acting Commandant of the Portsmouth Navy Yard.<br/><br/>
The 3282-ton Japanese Merchant Ship UNKAI MARU No. 5, June 30 1942 off Shanghai<br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name PLUNGER - USS Plunger (1897 submarine), USS Plunger A-1, USS Plunger SS-179 and [[PLUNGER_SSN_595_ |
The 2997-ton Japanese Transport UNYO MARU No. 3, July 2 1942 off the Yangtze River<br/>
USS Plunger SSN-595]]
The 1804-ton Japanese Water Carrier TAIHOSAN MARU, March 12 1943 off Caroline Islands<br/>  
The 7068-ton Japanese Passenger Ship TATSUTAKE MARU, May 10 1943, off Saipan<br/>
The 8360-ton Japanese Transport KINAI MARU, May 10 1943, off Saipan<br/>
The 2482-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NIITAKA MARU, July 12 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
The 3404-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SEITAI MARU, August 20 1943 off Hokkaido<br/>
The 4643-ton Japanese Merchant Fishery Mothership RYOKAI MARU, August 22 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
The 2193-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TOYO MARU No. 5, February 2 1944 off Kushimoto Japan<br/>
The 2191-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TOYO MARU No. 8, February 2 1944 off Kushimoto Japan<br/>
The 5193-ton Japanese Transport KIMISHIMA MARU, February 23 1944 Bonin Islands<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A diver, a daring gambler
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 16 February 2026

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Perch Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 17 July 1935 - Launched 8 July 1936

  1. USS PLUNGER SS-179
    Commissioned 19 November 1936 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945

  2. PLUNGER SS-179
    Placed in service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Brooklyn, NY May 1946
    Declared unessential 5 July 1956

    Struck from Naval Register 6 July 1956
    Sold 22 April 1957 for scrap


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.

  1. USS Plunger SS-179 Covers Page 1    (1936-1939)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDPS 3 (AC-TTB)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1936-12-31

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Harry Ioor


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-TTB)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1937-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

 

Other Information

USS PLUNGER earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 14 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A diver, a daring gambler.

The ships sponsor was Miss Edith E. Greenlee, eldest daughter of Captain Halford R. Greenlee, Acting Commandant of the Portsmouth Navy Yard.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name PLUNGER - USS Plunger (1897 submarine), USS Plunger A-1, USS Plunger SS-179 and USS Plunger SSN-595

 

 

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