BASS SS 164
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.
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Barracuda Class Submarine
- USS V-2 SF-5 Commissioned 26 September 1925
- USS BASS SF-5 Renamed 9 March 1931
- USS BASS SS-164 Reclassified (SS) 1 July 1931 - Decommissioned 9 June 1937
Keel Laid 20 October 1921 - Launched 27 December 1924
Recommissioned 5 September 1940 - Decommissioned 3 March 1945
Struck from Naval Register 10 March 1945
Sunk 12 March 1945 as a target.
Naval Covers
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.
- USS V-2 Covers Page 1 (1929-1931)
- USS Bass SS-164 Covers Page 1 (1934-1941)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning 26 September 1925 to 9 June 1937
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Locy Type |
1931-01-10 |
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As V-2
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Locy Type |
1931-04-06 |
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As V-2
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Locy Type |
1929-11-15 |
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As V-2
BASS SS-164
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Locy Type |
1935-09-26 |
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Tenth Anniversary, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill.
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Locy Type |
1935-09-26 |
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Tenth Anniversary, cachet by Clarence E. Reid
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Locy Type |
1937-06-09 |
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Last Day in Commission, cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Locy Type |
1937-06-09 |
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Last Day in Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
2nd Commissioning 5 September 1940 to 3 March 1945
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Locy Type |
1940-10-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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Locy Type |
1940-10-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1940-10-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1941-03-29 |
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First Deep Dive, cachet by George V. Sadworth, sponsored by Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS
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Locy Type |
1941-10-15 |
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Censored, WWII use
USS BASS Unique Censor Marking
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Locy Type 3z |
1941-06-03 |
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Official Business. Censor marking has been digitally enhanced. Courtesy of James Moses.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - An edible, spiny-finned fish.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Douglas E. Dismukes, wife of Captain Dismukes, USN.
Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name BASS - USS Bass SS-164 and USS Bass SSK-2.
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