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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.

Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

			1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw

			1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

No image			1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

No Image		No Image	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

No Image		No Image	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Alvin Franzblau

no Image		No Image	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Walter Czubay

			1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Gow C. Ng

N/A		N/A	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cacheted

N/A		N/A	1940-05-15 Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
			First Day in Commission

Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

			1940-05-21 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "U.S.S. TROUT / LAUNCHED"
			Launching USS TROUT SS 202

Note:

No Image			1940-06-29 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST / SUBMERGENCE"
			First Submergence

Note:

No Image		No Image	1940-06-29 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST / SUBMERGENCE"
			First Submergence

Note:

			1940-08-20 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DEEP / SUBMERGENCE"
			Deep Dive

Cachet artist Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

No Image		No Image	1940-08-20 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DEEP / SUBMERGENCE"
			Deep Dive

Cachet artist Richard Buchwald, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

N/A		N/A	1940-10-12 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / NH"
			Columbus Day

Cachet by William S. Linto

No Image		No Image	1940-10-16 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Gow C. Ng

		No Image	1940-10-21 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / N H" Locy Type 9v Locy Type 9x
			Ship's Photo

Note:

N/A		N/A	1940-10-26 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

Note:

N/A		N/A	1940-10-27 Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)
			Navy Day

Cachet by Francis C. Pace, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

No Image		No Image	1940-10-31 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

No Image		No Image	1940-10-31 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Walter Czubay

No Image		No Image	1940-10-31 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Walter Czubay

No Image		No Image	1940-11-16 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "YORKTOWN / VA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Gow C. Ng

No Image		No Iamge	1940-12-04 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "SAVANNAH / GA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Gow C. Ng

No Image		No Image	1940-12-14 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "SAVANNAH / GA."
			Shakedown Cruise

Cachet by Walter Czubay

No Image		No Iamge	1941-05-05 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT)
			Category

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

			1941-05-15 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST / BIRTHDAY"
			First Birthday

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

N/A		N/A	1941-05-18 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "I AM AN / AMERICAN DAY"
			I Am An American Day

Embossed Ship's Seal. President Roosevelt designated Sunday, May 18, as "I Am An American" Day, to be observed "in recognition of our citizens who have attained their majority or who have been naturalized within the past year."

N/A		N/A	1941-12-08 Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "TAPS FOR / THE JAPS"
			Remember Pearl Harbor

Postmark is BACKDATED to reflect the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, cachet by Walter Czubay

No Image		No Image	1946-11-11 USPO 4-bar Victory VT
			Memorial Dedication

Note:

If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add them. See Editing Ship Cover Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 </td></tr></table>
 Cacheted
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1940-05-15 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sailfish_SS192_19400315_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-05-15<br/>Locy Type FDC 3r (A-BTT)<br/>"FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+First Day in Commission
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gordon_A_Shaw_ | Gordon A. Shaw]], sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 273: / Line 290: @@
 </td></tr></table>
 Cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_Buchwald_ | Richard Buchwald]], sponsored by the [[Cachet Maker ANCS Crew 24 Argonauts| Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1940-10-12 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_SAILFISH_SS192_19401012_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-12<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTT)<br/>"PORTSMOUTH / NH"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Columbus Day
+</td></tr></table>
+Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_S_Linto_ | William S. Linto]]
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
@@ Line 310: / Line 344: @@
 </td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 Ship's Photo
+</td></tr></table>
+Note:
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1940-10-26 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_SAILFISH_SS192_19401026_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-10-26<br/>Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT)<br/>"BROOKLYN / N.Y."
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
 </td></tr></table>
 Note:
@@ Line 439: / Line 490: @@
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
-<!-- 1940-05-15 -->
+<!-- 1941-05-15 -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
@@ Line 473: / Line 524: @@
 </td></tr></table>
 Cachet by [[Cachet Maker George V Sadworth| George V. Sadworth]]
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1941-05-18 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_SAILFISH_SS192_19410518_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-05-18<br/>Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BTT)<br/>"I AM AN / AMERICAN DAY"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+I Am An American Day
+</td></tr></table>
+Embossed Ship's Seal. President Roosevelt designated Sunday, May 18, as "I Am An American" Day, to be observed "in recognition of our citizens who have attained their majority or who have been naturalized within the past year."
+<!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!-- 1941-12-08 -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="350" rowspan="2">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_SAILFISH_SS192_19411208_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="120" rowspan="2">
+N/A
+</td><td valign="center">
+-12-08<br/>Locy Type 3r (A-BTT)<br/>"TAPS FOR / THE JAPS"
+</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
+Remember Pearl Harbor
+</td></tr></table>
+Postmark is BACKDATED to reflect the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]]
 <!-- === End of Cachet Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->

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