TIRANTE SS 420

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.

Tench Class Submarine Keel Laid April 28 1944 - Launched August 9 1944 USS TIRANTE SS-420 Commissioned November 6 1944 - Decommissioned July 6 1946 Reactivated for "Guppy II-A" modernization Recommissioned November 26 1952 - Decommissioned October 1 1973 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1973 Sold April 11 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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USPO Machine Cancel Kittery ME

1944-08-09

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Launching, cachet by George J. Contraros

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NO TIRANTE POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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USPO Machine Postmark New London, CT Submarine Base Branch

1953-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by William T. Gmahle.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Key West FL

1961-12-20

Cover is autographed by Lt.Cmdr. George Street III, CO of TIRANTE and Medal of Honor recepient.
Ship's mail. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Locy Type 2 Guantanamo Bay Cuba

1965-01-26

Ship's mail. Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

TIRANTE received two battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service

Credited with sinking...
The 703-ton Japanese Auxiliary Netlayer FUJI MARU, March 25 1945 off Tori Jima, Japan
The 1218-ton Japanese Fishing Vessel NASE MARU, March 28 1945 off Kyushu
The 19-ton Japanese Guardboat EIKICHI MARU, March 30 1945 off Kagoshima, Japan
The 396-ton Japanese Auxiliary Submarine Chaser TAMA MARU, April 7 1945 off Korea
The 5057-ton Japanese Army Tanker NIKKO MARU, April 9 1945 Yellow Sea
The 3943-ton Japanese Transport JUSAN MARU, April 14 1945 off Quelpart Island
The 940-ton Japanese Frigate NOMI, April 14 1945 off Quelpart Island
The 745-ton Japanese Corvette KAIBOKAN 31, April 14 1945 off Quelpart Island
Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III CO of TIRANTE, was awarded the Medal of Honour for this attack
The 2220-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship HAKUJU MARU, June 11 1945 off Kyushu
An Un-named Japanese sailing vessel, June 22 1945 Yellow Sea
An Un-named Japanese sailing vessel, June 23 1945 Yellow Sea
Five Un-named Japanese sailing vessels, June 24 1945 Yellow Sea
An Un-named Japanese sailing vessel, June 25 1945 Yellow Sea
Two small Un-named Japanese vessels, June 26 1945 Yellow Sea

NAMESAKE - A silvery, enlongated “cutlass fish” found in waters off Cuba

 

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