SARDA AGSS 488

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 12 April 1945 - Launched 24 August 1945 USS SARDA SS-488 Commissioned 19 April 1946 USS SARDA AGSS-488 Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS) 1 July 1962 Decommissioned 1 June 1964 Struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1964 Sold for scrap March 1965

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sarda SS-488 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

 

Locy Type SLb(n)(80x8) USPO Machine Postmark New London, CT

1948-01-26

Straight-line Marking. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark "Submarine Base Branch" New London, CT

1948-07-09

N/A

Note:

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark "Submarine Base Sta." Groton, CT

1962-09-19

N/A

12,000 Dives, rubber stamp cachet.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A game fish of the central, southwestern, and western Pacific.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. James J. Heffernan.

 

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