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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.  
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during  
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
The list is in chronological order.
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Balao Class Submarine<br/>
Balao Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid July 23 1942 - Launched December 7 1942<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 23 July 1942 - Launched 7 December 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BOWFIN SS-287'''<br/>
<li>'''USS BOWFIN SS-287'''<br/>
Commissioned May 1 1943 - Decommissioned February 12 1947<br/>
Commissioned 1 May 1943 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947<br/>
Recommissioned July 27 1951 - Decommissioned April 22 1954<br/>
Recommissioned 27 July 1951 - Decommissioned 22 April 1954<br/><br/>
Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962 While in reserve<br/>
<li>'''USS BOWFIN AGSS-287'''<br/>Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962 While in reserve<br/><br/>
Redesignated Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) 1971 While in reserve<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BOWFIN IXSS-287'''<br/>Redesignated Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) 1971 While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1971<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1971<br/>
Museum Ship on permanent display as a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Museum Ship on permanent display as a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii</ol></td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
[[Image:Bowfin_SS287_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<p> </p>


<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<ol>
<li>[[Bowfin_IXSS_287_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1981)</li>
<li>[[Bowfin_IXSS_287_Covers_Page_1 | USS Bowfin IXSS-287 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1981-2006)</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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<h4>1st Commissioning May 1 1943 to February 12 1947</h4>
<h4>1st Commissioning May 1 1943 to February 12 1947</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning July 27 1951 to April 22 1954</h4>
<h4>2nd Commissioning July 27 1951 to April 22 1954</h4>
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>


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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Bowfin Station"<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS Bowfin Station"<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
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2006-12-07
2006-12-07
<br/>to<br/>
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2006-12-07
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bowfin_SS287_20061207_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bowfin_SS287_20061207_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Remembering Pearl Harbor, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Remembering Pearl Harbor, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Bowfin Station"<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-12-07
<br/>to<br/>
2006-12-07
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bowfin_SS287_20061207_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Remembering Pearl Harbor, Unknown cachetmaker.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 8 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
USS BOWFIN earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
1st War Patrol August 16 1943 South China Sea<br/>*
2nd War Patrol November 1 1943 South China Sea<br/>*
3rd War Patrol January 8 1944 Makassar Strait<br/>*
4th War Patrol February 28 1944 Celebes Sea<br/>*
5th War Patrol April 25 1944 off Palau<br/>*
6th War Patrol July 16 1944 off Ryukyu Islands<br/>*
7th War Patrol January 25 1945 off Honshu, Japan<br/>*
8th War Patrol April 23 1945 off Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 5959-ton Japanese Tanker KIRISHIMA MARU September 25 1943 South China Sea<br/>
The small Japanese Cargo Ship MITAKE MARU September 30 1943 Sulu Sea<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sampan October 2 1943 Makassar Strait<br/>
Four Japanese Sailing Vessels November 9 1943 Makassar Strait<br/>
The 5069-ton Japanese Army Tanker OGURASAN MARU November 26 1943 off Indo-China<br/>
The 691-ton Vichey French Cargo Ship VAN VOLLENHOVEN November 27 1943 off Indo-China<br/>
The 5425-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship SYDNEY MARU November 28 1943 off Indo-China<br/>
The 9839-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker TONAN MARU November 28 1943 off Indo-China<br/>
An Un-named Japanese Sailing Vessel December 2 1943 Makassar Strait<br/>
The 4408-ton Japanese Merchant Tanker SHOYU MARU January 18 1944 Netherlands East Indies<br/>
Two small Japanese Sailing Vessels January 30 1944 Java Sea<br/>
The 4673-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TSUKIKAWA MARU March 11 1944 Celebes Sea<br/>
The 2672-ton Japanese Troop Transport SHINKYO MARU March 24 1944 Philippines<br/>
The 5399-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship BENGAL MARU March 24 1944 Celebes Sea<br/>
The 4667-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship BISAN MARU May 14 1944 off Palau<br/>
The 197-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SEIYO MARU August 10 1944 Ryukyu Islands<br/>
The 6754-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship TSUSHIMA MARU August 22 1944 Ryukyu Islands<br/>
An Un-named small Japanese Trawler August 28 1944 off Okinawa<br/>
The 245-ton Japanese Guardboat HINODE MARU No. 6 September 4 1944 Bonin Islands<br/>
The 740-ton Japanese Corvette KAIBOKAN No. 56 February 17 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 81-ton Japanese Guardboat NANSHIN MARU No. 26 February 17 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 135-ton Japanese Guardboat CHOKAI MARU March 2 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 2719-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat CHOWA MARU May 1 1945 off Hokkaido<br/>
The 880-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel DAITO MARU No. 3 May 8 1945 off Honshu<br/>
The 1898-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship SHINYO MARU No. 3 June 11 1945 off Korea<br/>
The 887-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship AKIURA MARU June 13 1945 off Korea<br/><br/>
Earned the Presidential Unit Citation for her 2nd War Patrol<br/><br/>
Earned The Navy Unit Commendation for her 6th War Patrol<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A fresh water fish of the eastern United States.  
'''NAMESAKE''' - A fresh water fish of the eastern United States.  
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 4 August 2018

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.

    Balao Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 23 July 1942 - Launched 7 December 1942

  1. USS BOWFIN SS-287
    Commissioned 1 May 1943 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947
    Recommissioned 27 July 1951 - Decommissioned 22 April 1954

  2. USS BOWFIN AGSS-287
    Redesignated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962 While in reserve

  3. USS BOWFIN IXSS-287
    Redesignated Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS) 1971 While in reserve

    Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1971
    Museum Ship on permanent display as a memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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.

  1. USS Bowfin IXSS-287 Covers Page 1    (1981-2006)

 

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
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Killer Bar Text

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

1st Commissioning May 1 1943 to February 12 1947


 

Locy Type
2z*

1946-05-22

Note:



USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Bowfin Station"

Honolulu HI

2006-12-07

Remembering Pearl Harbor, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS BOWFIN earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A fresh water fish of the eastern United States.

 

 

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