SWORDFISH SS 193

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.

Sargo Class Submarine Keel Laid 27 October 1937 - Launched 1 April 1939 USS SWORDFISH SS-193 Commissioned 22 July 1939 SUNK (Unknown causes) January 1945 off Okinawa, all hands lost Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)

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1. USS Swordfish SS-193 Covers Page 1    (1937-1944)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TBT) "FIRST DAY / P.O."

1939-07-25

First Day of Postal Service.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "AR / ISLAND"

1939-08-21

Add-on cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 9v

1939-09-21

Registered w/ a plate block of 6 "Landing of the Swedes and Finns" stamp.

 

Other Information

USS SWORDFISH earned the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ eight battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.

The ships sponsor was Miss Louise Shaw Hepburn, niece of Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name SWORDFISH - USS Swordfish SS-193 and USS Swordfish SSN-579.

One cutter of the US Coast Guard has borne the name SWORDFISH - USS Swordfish WPB-87358.

 

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