BLUEFISH SS 222

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 BLUEFISH SS-222
Commissioned 24 May 1943 - Decommissioned 12 February 1947
Recommissioned 7 January 1952 - Decommissioned 20 November 1953

Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1959
Sold 8 June 1960 for scrapping

Naval Covers

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USS Bluefish SS-222 Covers Page 1 (1943-44)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning 24 May 1943 to 12 February 1947

Locy Type 3z

"BLUEFISH /
LAUNCHED"

1943-02-21

Launching, cachet by Fred Hebditch

2nd Commissioning 7 January 1952 to 20 November 1953

USPO
Machine Cancel

"Naval Sta."

Key West FL

1952-07-28

N/A

With Submarine Division 41, add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

Other Information

USS BLUEFISH earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service

NAMESAKE - Named for a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BLUEFISH - USS Bluefish SS-222 and USS Bluefish SSN-675

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