SCABBARDFISH SS 397

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 September 27 1943 - Launched January 27 1944 USS SCABBARDFISH SS-397 Commissioned April 29 1944 - Decommissioned February 1948 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Recommissioned January 13 1951 - Decommissioned August 15 1954 HNS TRIAINA S-86 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece February 26 1965 and renamed Struck from Naval Register January 31 1976 Sold outright to Grece Removed from active service by the Hellenic Navy January 12 1979 Continued to serve as Training Vessel until 1982 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1944-01-27

Launching
Contraros Cachet

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USPO Slogan Machine Postmark San Francisco, CA

1947-06-09

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Other Information

SCABBARDFISH earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII service

Credited with sinking...
The 873-ton Japanese Transport KISARAGI MARU, November 16 1944 off Chichi Jima
The 407-ton Japanese Stores Ship HOKKAI MARU, November 21 1944 off Tokyo
The 1440-ton Japanese Submarine I-365, November 29 1944 off Honshu
The 137-ton Japanese Guardboat KIKAKU MARU No. 6, February 27 1945 off Formosa

NAMESAKE - A long, compressed, silver-colored fish found on European coasts and around New Zealand

 

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