SEADRAGON SS 194

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.

USS SEADRAGON SS-194
Commissioned October 23 1939 - Decommissioned November 15 1945
Recommissioned February 8 1946 - Decommissioned October 29 1946

Struck from Naval Register April 30 1948
Sold July 2 1948 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1939-41)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton, CT

1938-04-18

Keel Laying

USPO
Machine Cancel

New London, Conn.

1939-04-10

DeWolf Launching Cachet (1 day early)

USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton, CT

1939-04-11

No Image

Launching. Cachet by Rollin B. DeWolf

1st Commissioning October 23 1939 to November 15 1945

Locy Type
FDC 3

"FIRST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1939-10-23

Commissioning, add-cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

Locy Type
FDC 3

"FIRST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1939-10-23

Commissioning, cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

1940-07-22

Note:

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBT)

"PEARL /
HARBOR T.H."

1940-10-27

Navy Day, cachet sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

Other Information

SEADRAGON earned 11 Battle Stars for WWII service

Credited with sinking...
The 6441-ton Japanese Transport Ship TAMAGAWA MARU February 2 1942 off Cape Bolinao, Luzon
The 6171-ton Japanese Transport Ship HIMAYA MARU July 12 1942 off Cam Ranh Bay, Indochina
The 4163-ton Japanese Transport Ship SHINYO MARU July 10 1942 off Cape Varella, Indochina
The 5303-ton Japanese Transport Ship HAKODATE MARU July 16 1942 off Cape Varella, Indochina
The 1579-ton Japanese Troop Transport SHIGURE MARU October 10 1942 off Samarinda, Borneo
The Japanese Submarine I-4 December 20 1942 between New Britain and New Ireland
The 6886-ton Japanese Merchant Vessel TAIJU MARU April 23 1944 off Shionomisaki, Honshu
A Japanese Armed Trawler May 17 1944
The 4642-ton Japanese Transport Ship DAITEN MARU October 24 1944 west of Luzon
The 1843-ton Japanese Transport Ship EIKO MARU October 24 1944 west of Luzon
The 7369-ton Japanese Passenger/Cargo Ship KOKURYU MARU October 24 1944 west of Luzon

NAMESAKE - A small fish more commonly called the dragonet

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