PLUNGER SS 179: 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 PLUNGER SS-179
Commissioned November 19 1936 - Decommissioned November 15 1945
PLUNGER SS-179
Placed in service as Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Brooklyn, NY May 1946
Declared unessential July 5 1956

Struck from Naval Register July 6 1956
Sold April 22 1957 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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.

USS Plunger SS-179 Covers Page 1 (1936-39)

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.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

Locy Type
FDPS 3 (AC-TTB)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1936-12-31

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Harry Ioor

Locy Type
3 (AC-TTB)

"PORTSMOUTH /
N.H."

1937-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS.

Other Information

USS PLUNGER received 14 battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A diver, a daring gambler

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 range for covers on that page.
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-<li>[[USS PLUNGER SS-179_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1936-39)</li>
+<li>[[USS PLUNGER SS-179_Covers_Page_1 | USS Plunger SS-179 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1936-39)</li>
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-Portsmouth NH<br/>Navy Yard Sta. Duplex
+Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (AC-TTB)<br/><br/>"PORTSMOUTH /<br/>N.H."
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--07-17
+-12-31
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-[[Image:JonBurdett plunger ss179 19350717.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Plunger_SS179_19361231_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:JonBurdett plunger ss179 19350717 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+[[Image:JohnGermann_Plunger_SS179_19361231_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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-Keel Laying
+First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Harry_Ioor_ | Harry Ioor]]
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-</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Plunger_SS179_19360708_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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-Launching
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-Navy Day<br/>Cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]] and Cachet sponsor [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]]<br/>The cachet commemorates "Our First Navy Day" for -<br/>PERCH SS-176, PICKEREL SS-177, PERMIT SS-178, PLUNGER SS-179, POLLACK SS-180 and POMPANO SS-181.
+Navy Day. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]] and sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_ANCS_Crew_24_Argonauts_ | Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS]].
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-PLUNGER received 14 battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
+USS PLUNGER received 14 battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
-Credited with sinking...<br/>
-The 4702-ton Japanese Merchant Ship EIZAN MARU, January 18 1942 off Honshu<br/>
-The 3282-ton Japanese Merchant Ship UNKAI MARU No. 5, June 30 1942 off Shanghai<br/>
-The 2997-ton Japanese Transport UNYO MARU No. 3, July 2 1942 off the Yangtze River<br/>
-The 1804-ton Japanese Water Carrier TAIHOSAN MARU, March 12 1943 off Caroline Islands<br/>
-The 7068-ton Japanese Passenger Ship TATSUTAKE MARU, May 10 1943, off Saipan<br/>
-The 8360-ton Japanese Transport KINAI MARU, May 10 1943, off Saipan<br/>
-The 2482-ton Japanese Merchant Ship NIITAKA MARU, July 12 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
-The 3404-ton Japanese Merchant Ship SEITAI MARU, August 20 1943 off Hokkaido<br/>
-The 4643-ton Japanese Merchant Fishery Mothership RYOKAI MARU, August 22 1943 Sea of Japan<br/>
-The 2193-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TOYO MARU No. 5, February 2 1944 off Kushimoto Japan<br/>
-The 2191-ton Japanese Merchant Ship TOYO MARU No. 8, February 2 1944 off Kushimoto Japan<br/>
-The 5193-ton Japanese Transport KIMISHIMA MARU, February 23 1944 Bonin Islands<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - A diver, a daring gambler
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