GRAYBACK SS 208: Difference between revisions

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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 GRAYBACK SS-208
Commissioned 30 June 1941
SUNK 26 February 1944 by Japanese aircraft/surface units East China Sea
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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USS Grayback SS-208 Covers Page 1 (1941, 1983)

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.

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

Post Office Established 30 June 1941 - Disestablished 21 June 1944

Locy Type
FDC Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-Z5

1941-06-30

Manuscript ship's name of the front of the cover. First Day of Commission. Cachet by Louis S. Pentel

Locy Type
FDC 9v

1941-06-30

First Day in Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Locy Type
3 (A-TTT)

1941-10-27

Navy Day cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr and the ANCS Argonauts. Insert from R. A. Weiss

Locy Type
3z (BOT)

1941-08-26

Manuscript ship's name of the front of the cover. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge. R/S on back from William R. Welch

Other Information

USS GRAYBACK received two Navy Unit Commendations and eight battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife, cisco and Menominee whitefish.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Wilson Brown, wife of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 <ol>Gar Class Submarine<br/>
-Keel Laid April 3 1940 - Launched January 31 1941<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 3 April 1940 - Launched 31 January 1941<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS GRAYBACK SS-208'''<br/>
-Commissioned June 30 1941<br/>
+Commissioned 30 June 1941<br/>
-SUNK February 26 1944 by Japanese aircraft/surface units East China Sea<br/>
+SUNK 26 February 1944 by Japanese aircraft/surface units East China Sea<br/>
 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
 </ol></td>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[Grayback_SS_208_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941, 1983)</li>
+<li>[[Grayback_SS_208_Covers_Page_1 | USS Grayback SS-208 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941, 1983)</li>
 </ol>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="350">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>Post Office Established June 30 1941 - Disestablished June 21 1944</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established 30 June 1941 - Disestablished 21 June 1944</h4>
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-Locy Type<br/>FDC Fz Jun 30, 1941<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-Z5
+Locy Type<br/>FDC Fz<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-Z5
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--06-30
-</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grayback_SS208_19410630_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Grayback_SS208_19410630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
-</td></tr></table>
-First Day of Commission. Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Alton_(Budd)_M_Arrington_ | Alton (Budd) M. Arrington]]
-<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>FDC Fz Jun 30, 1941<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-Z5
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -06-30
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 [[Image:JonBurdett grayback ss208 19410630-2.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-First Day in Commission
+First Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-GRAYBACK received two Navy Unit Commendations and eight battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
+USS GRAYBACK received two Navy Unit Commendations and eight battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
-Credited with sinking...<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife, cisco and Menominee whitefish.<br/><br/>
-The 3291-ton Japanese Collier ISHIKARI MARU, March 17 1942 off Bonin Ialands<br/>
+The ships sponsor was Mrs. Wilson Brown, wife of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown.
-The 6441-ton Japanese Collier YODOGAWA MARU, May 11 1943 north-west of Kavieng<br/>
-The 5829-ton Japanese Transport Ship ENGLAND MARU, May 17 1943 north-west of Mussau Island<br/>
-The 7072-ton Japanese Tanker KOZUI MARU, October 14 1943 off Okinawa<br/>
-The 7398-ton Japanese Troop Transport AWATA MARU, October 22 1943 off Okinawa<br/>
-The 9130-ton Japanese Merchant Ship FUJI MARU, October 27 1943 off Okinawa<br/>
-(Damaged earlier by [[SHAD SS 235|USS SHAD SS-235]] as shared kill)<br/>
-The 5588-ton Japanese Merchant Ship GYOKUREI MARU, December 18 1943 off Okinawa<br/>
-The Japanese Destroyer NUMAKAZE, December 19 1943 off Okinawa<br/>
-The 515-ton Japanese Auxiliary Netlayer KASHIWA MARU, December 21 1943 off Japan<br/>
-The 2627-ton Japanese Merchant Passenger/Cargo Ship KONAN MARU, December 21 1943 off Japan<br/>
-An Un-named Japanese Sampan, December 27 1943 in the North Pacific<br/>
-The 4739-ton Japanese Transport Ship TAIKEI MARU, February 19 1944 off Formosa<br/>
-The 1917-ton Japanese Transport Ship TOSHIN MARU, February 19 1944 off Formosa<br/>
-The 10033-ton Japanese Tanker NONHO MARU, February 24 1944 off Formosa<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - Name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife, cisco and Menominee whitefish.
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