LIONFISH AGSS 298

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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.

    Balao Class Submarine
    Keel Laid December 15 1942 - Launched November 7 1943

  1. USS LIONFISH SS-298
    Commissioned November 1 1944 - Decommissioned December 16 1946
    Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island
    Recommissioned January 31 1951 - Decommissioned December 15 1953

  2. LIONFISH SS-298
    Placed In Service as Naval Reserve Training Ship March 1 1960

  3. LIONFISH AGSS-298
    Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS) 1962

    Struck from Naval Register December 20 1971
    Placed on permanent display as a memorial at Fall River, MA August 30 1972


Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 


Postmarks

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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

Date From
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Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
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Cover Image



2nd Commissioning January 31 1951 to December 15 1953


 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

DATE FROM
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DATE TO

N/A

N/A

Note:



 

SUBMARINE BASE BR.

New London, Conn.

1953-02-17
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1953-02-17

Crosby Cachet


 

USPO postmark

Providence, RI

1965-10-21
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1965-10-21

Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

LIONFISH received one battle star for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
An Un-named Japanese Sailing Vessel, May 1 1945 Yellow Sea

NAMESAKE - A scorpaenoid fish found in the West Indies and the tropical Pacific


 


 

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