TUNNY LPSS 282

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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.

    Gato Class Submarine
    Keel Laid November 10 1941 - Launched June 30 1942

  1. USS TUNNY SS-282
    Commissioned September 1 1942 - Decommissioned December 13 1945
    Recommissioned in reserve February 1952 - Decommissioned April 1952

  2. USS TUNNY SSG-282
    Redesignated Guided Missile Submarine (SSG) & recommissioned March 6 1953

  3. USS TUNNY SS-282
    Reverted to Submarine (SS) May 1965

  4. USS TUNNY APSS-282
    Converted to Troop-carrying Submarine (APSS) 1966

  5. USS TUNNY LPSS-282
    Reclassified Amphibious Transport Submarine (LPSS) January 1 1968
    Decommissioned June 28 1969

    Struck from the Naval Register June 30 1969
    Sunk as target June 19 1970

Naval Covers

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    Killer Bar Text

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    USPO Slogan
    Machine cancel

    "Mare Island Station"

    Vallejo, CA

    1941-11-10

    No Image

    Keel Laid. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick



     

    NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

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    USPO Slogan
    Machine cancel

    "Submarine Base Branch"

    Honolulu, HI

    1964-05-22

    As SSG-282
    Add-on cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington


     

    Other Information

    TUNNY received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citations for her World War II service, and five battle stars for her operations during the Vietnam War

    Credited with sinking...
    The 5306-ton Japanese Merchant Cargo Ship KUSUYAMA MARU, February 8 1943 off Formosa
    A Japanese Sampan, February 15 1943 Bonin Islands
    The 4162-ton Japanese Troop Transport TOYO MARU No. 2, April 2 1943 off Truk
    The 8237-ton Japanese Victualling Stores Ship KOSEI MARU, April 7 1943 off Truk
    The 1964-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat SHOTOKU MARU, June 28 1943 Mariana Islands
    The 2230-ton Japanese Submarine I-42, March 23 1944 off Palau
    The 4955-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship NICHIWA MARU, May 17 1944 Mariana Islands
    An Un-named Japanese trawler, June 16 1944 off luzon
    A Japanese Sampan, April 4 1945 Bonin Islands

    NAMESAKE - Several oceanic fishes resembling the mackerel


     


     

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