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<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
<ol>Gato Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid October 20 1942 - Launched June 6 1943<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 20 October 1942 - Launched 6 June 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DARTER SS-227'''<br/>   
<li>'''USS DARTER SS-227'''</li>   
Commissioned September 7 1943<br/>
Commissioned 7 September 1943<br/>
LOST (Grounded) on Bombay Shoal off Palawan October 24 1944<br/>
LOST (Grounded) on Bombay Shoal off Palawan 24 October 1944<br/>
Scuttled by her crew, destroyed by bomb from Japanese aircraft
Scuttled by her crew.
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<li>[[DARTER_SS_227_Covers_Page_1 | USS Darter SS-227 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-1943, 1983, 2014)</li>
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmark</h4>
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS DARTER (SS-227)<br/> / Station"<br/><br/>Groton CT
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70th Anniversary of Loss, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_Jank_ | Robert Jank]]. From the [[Cachet_Maker_George_Marcincin_ | George Marcincin]] collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
USS DARTER earned Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
1st War Patrol December 21 1943 the Caroline Islands<br/>*
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of many small American fresh-water fishes, closely related to the perch family.<br/><br/>
2nd War Patrol March 17 1944 north of western New Guinea and south of Davao Gulf, Philippines<br/>*
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edwin B. Wheeler;, wife of Mr. Edwin B. Wheeler, Shipbuilding Manager of Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.<br/><br/>
3rd War Patrol June 21 1944 between Halmahera and Mindanao<br/>*
Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name DARTER - USS Darter SS-227 and [[DARTER_SS_576_ | USS Darter SS-576]].
4th War Patrol September 1 1944 Celebes Sea<br/><br/>
Credited with sinking...<br/>
The 2829-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship FUJIKAWA MARU March 30 1944 north-west of Manokwari, New Guinea<br/>
The 4000-ton Japanese Minelayer TSUGARU June 29 1944 off the northern tip of Halmahera<br/>
The Japanese Heavy Cruiser ATAGO October 23 1944 off Leyte<br/><br/>
Earned Navy Unit Commendation<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any of many small American fresh-water fishes, closely related to the perch family.
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Revision as of 16:24, 24 January 2021

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.

    Gato Class Submarine
    Keel Laid 20 October 1942 - Launched 6 June 1943

  1. USS DARTER SS-227
  2. Commissioned 7 September 1943
    LOST (Grounded) on Bombay Shoal off Palawan 24 October 1944
    Scuttled by her crew.

Naval Covers

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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 Darter SS-227 Covers Page 1     (1942-1943, 1983, 2014)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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



USPS Pictorial Postmark


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS DARTER (SS-227)
/ Station"

Groton CT

2014-10-24

70th Anniversary of Loss, cachet by Robert Jank. From the George Marcincin collection.


 

Locy Type 3z

"USS DARTER /
KEEL LAID"

1942-10-20

N/A

Keel Laid


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton CT

1943-06-06

N/A

Launching, cachet by H. A. Ross


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton CT

1943-06-06

N/A

Launching, cachet by William F. Spader


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Groton CT

1943-09-07

N/A

Commissioning


 

USPO 4-bar

Groton CT

1983-10-24

N/A

"On Eternal Patrol", cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

Other Information

USS DARTER earned Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Any of many small American fresh-water fishes, closely related to the perch family.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edwin B. Wheeler;, wife of Mr. Edwin B. Wheeler, Shipbuilding Manager of Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name DARTER - USS Darter SS-227 and USS Darter SS-576.

 


 

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