TRITON SS 201

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.

Tambor Class Submarine Keel Laid July 5 1939 - Launched March 25 1940 USS TRITON SS-201 Commissioned August 15 1940 SUNK March 15 1943 Reported overdue from patrol and presumed lost. Post-war examination of Japanese records revealed that on March 15 1943, three Japanese destroyers attacked a submarine a little northwest of TRITON's assigned area and subsequently observed an oil slick, debris, and items with American markings.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Triton SS-201 Covers Page 1     (1939-40)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BTT) "USS TRITON / KEEL LAID" USS Sargo SS-188

1939-07-05

Keel Laid. Cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "U.S.S. TRITON / LAUNCHED" USS Sealion SS-195

1940-03-25

Launching. Cachet by Gow C. Ng

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "USS TRITON / LAUNCHING" USS Searaven SS-196

1940-03-25

Launching. Cachet by Francis C. Pace

 

Locy Type FDC 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1940-08-15

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

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "FIRST DEEP / DIVE TODAY"

1940-12-04

Deep Dive, cachet by Wilfred R. Cyr

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-11-07

Censored, Airmail, sailors mail.

 

Other Information

USS TRITON received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal w/ five battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, who possessed a man’s body above the waist and that of a fish below, used his conch-shell trumpet alternately to summon storms and to still the sea.

 

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