FLIER SS 250

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 October 30 1942 - Launched July 11 1943 USS FLIER SS-250 Commissioned October 18 1943 SUNK August 13 1944 by a mine in Balabac Strait Struck from the Naval Register September 23 1944.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-43,1983)

 

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.

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

 

Groton CT Machine

1942-10-30

Keel Laying

 

Locy Type 3z "USS FLIER / KEEL LAYING" Groton CT

1942-10-30

N/A

Keel Laying

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-07-11

N/A

Launching, cachet by William F. Spader

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-07-01

Launching

 

Locy Type CD-Z5 Section Base Post Office New London CT

1943-07-11

N/A

Launching

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-10-18

N/A

Commissioning, blue cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-10-18

N/A

Commissioning, green cachet by Fred Hebditch

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-10-18

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by William F. Spader, sponsored by Aronauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

 

Groton CT Machine

1943-10-18

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Leonard Rogers

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NO FLIER POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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USPS 4-bar Groton CT

1983-08-13

N/A

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

 

Other Information

USS FLIER received 1 battle star for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - The round sunfish widely known in the United States.

 

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