PERCH SS 176

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.

Perch Class Submarine Keel Laid February 25 1935 - Launched March 9 1936 USS PERCH SS 176 Commissioned November 19 1936 Scuttled March 3 1942 between Java and Borneo on second patrol after depth charging by Japanese destroyers Entire crew (59 men) were captured by the Japanese. Six men died in captivity Fifty-three men were repatriated on 13 September 1945 Struck from Naval Register June 24 1942

Naval Covers

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1. USS Perch SS-176 Covers Page 1    (1937-1941)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-TTB) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1936-11-19

First Day in Commission. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "DEPART / NEW LONDON"

1937-01-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "SOUTHPORT / NC"

1937-01-14

Shakedown Cruise, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "MARE IS / CALIF"

1938-08-30

Cachet by Colonel Karl Wulff, sponsored by USS Cincinnati Chapter No. 43, USCS

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1939-05-30

Memorial Day. Cachet by William F Schlechter

 

Locy Type 9v

1938-04-29 to 1941-12-25

Marks on proof card

 

Locy Type 9x

1938-04-29 to 1941-12-25

Marks on proof card

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USPO Machine Cancel Groton, CT

1942-12-07

No Image

Memorial cachet for the four submarines on Eternal Patrol since Dec 7 1941. USS Perch SS-176, USS Sealion SS-195, USS Grunion SS-216 and USS Shark SS-174.

 

Locy Type 3 (BBT) "1ST YEAR OF / WORLD WAR2" Groton, CT

1942-12-07

No Image

Electric Boat Submarine cachet includes the four submarines on Eternal Patrol since Dec 7 1941. USS Perch SS-176, USS Sealion SS-195, USS Grunion SS-216 USS Shark SS-174.

 

USPS 4-bar Groton, CT

1983-03-03

No Image

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

 

Other Information

USS PERCH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one battle star for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - A type of fresh-water spiny-finned fish belonging to the family Percidae

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name PERCH - USS Perch SS 176 and USS Perch IXSS 313

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas Withers.

 

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