SEADRAGON SS 194

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 SEADRAGON SS-194
Commissioned 23 October 1939 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945
Recommissioned 8 February 1946 - Decommissioned 29 October 1946

Struck from Naval Register 30 April 1948
Sold 2 July 1948 for scrap

Naval Covers

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USS Seadragon SS-194 Covers Page 1 (1939-1941)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning 23 October 1939 to 15 November 1945

Locy Type
FDC 3 (AC-BBT)

"FIRST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1939-10-23

Commissioning, cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

1940-07-22

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Other Information

USS SEADRAGON earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 11 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - A small fish more commonly called the dragonet.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. J. O. Richardson.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name SEADRAGON - USS Seadragon SS-194 and USS Seadragon SSN-584

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