LIZARDFISH SS 373

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.

Balao Class Submarine Keel Laid 14 March 1944 - Launched 16 July 1944 USS LIZARDFISH SS-373 Commissioned 30 December 1944 - Decommissioned 24 June 1946 Recommissioned 16 March 1959 - Decommissioned 9 January 1960 EVANGELISTA TORRICELLI S-512 (Italian Naval Service) Loaned to Italy 9 January 1960 and renamed Discarded by the Italian Navy in 1976 Fate unknown Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1976

Naval Covers

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1. USS Lizardfish SS-373 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Manitowoc WI

1944-03-14

N/A

Keel Laying. Ship's name is misspelled and hull number is wrong in the cachet.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Manitowoc WI

1944-07-16

N/A

Launching.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Manitowoc WI

1944-12-30

Commissioning

 

USPO Machine Cancel Manitowoc WI

1944-12-30

Commissioning

 

Other Information

USS LIZARDFISH received one battle star for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - A slender marine fish having a scaly lizardlike head and large mouth.

 

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