STURGEON SS 187

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 STURGEON SS-187
Commissioned 25 June 1938 - Decommissioned 15 November 1945

Struck from Naval Register 30 March 1948
Sold 12 June 1948 for scrap

Naval Covers

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USS Sturgeon SS-187 Covers Page 1 (1936-1943)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established 25 June 1938 - Disestablished 22 August 1943

Locy Type
FDC 3r (A-BBT)

"FIRST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

1938-06-25

Commissioning, cachet by Martin R. Aden

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"MARE ISLAND /
XMAS DAY"

1938-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Martin R. Aden, sponsored by the Argonauts Crew No. 24, ANCS

Locy Type 9v

1941-03-23

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Locy Type 9x

1941-03-23

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Other Information

USS STURGEON earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ ten battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A large, bony-plated fish with an elongated body. It is found in both fresh and salt water, especially in the North Temperate Zone, and is an important source of caviar and isinglass.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Charles S. Freeman.

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