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WWII US Navy Envelope USS Skipjack Submarine Launching Commemorative SS184 WW2
WWII US Navy Envelope USS Skipjack Submarine Launching Commemorative SS184 WW2
WWII US Navy Envelope USS Skipjack Submarine Launching Commemorative SS184 WW2

WWII US Navy Envelope USS Skipjack Submarine Launching Commemorative SS184 WW2

$ 11.58

Availability: 36 in stock
  • Condition: Original World War II USN Envelope. Launching commemorative, USS Skipjack. Vibrant colors, nice art, legible. Envelope not used Light age soiling, dinged corners, envelope sealed. It is 84 years old in fair condition. Please reference the photos and description.
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Category: WWII WW2 Home Front Military Collectibles
  • WWII USS Skipjack Navy Envelope: 1937 Launching Electric Boat Groton CT
  • Original/Reprint: Original Wartime Envelope Addressed
  • Type: WWII US Army Home Front Patriotic Post Card
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Product+Type: WWII WW2 Patriotic Envelope
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Time Period, War: WW2 1939 - 1945 WWII
  • WWII US Navy Submarine Skipjack: WW2 10 War Patrols Pacific Theater
  • Subject: WWII USS Skipjack SS 184 Launching Commemorative
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country: USA United States US
  • Country of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    - Ship World Wide, will combine shipping
    Here is a
    World War II US Navy Envelope
    .  It was never used.  The Envelope commemorates the
    launching of
    the
    USS Skipjack, SS184, at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut
    .  The art is striking with a depiction of the fish and an alluring mermaid.  This was from
    1937
    and the Skipjack went on to
    survive 10 War Patrols
    until being assigned in June, 1945, to New London as a crew training vessel. The Navy Envelope is 84 years old in fair condition.
    US Home Front Post Cards, Letter Head, Ephemera
    -
    US Navy Envelope; USS Skipjack, SS-185, Launching Commemorative
    - Groton, Connecticut Sub Base, Electric Boat,
    Salmon Class
    -
    Completed 10 War Patrols
    , 11th as New London CT Training Boat
    - Terrific Artwork, vibrant colors, legible, unused
    - Dinged corners, light age soiling and handling
    - Measures 6.5 x 3.625 inches
    Domestic buyers pay USPS 1st Class Service, padded bag, tracking
    International Buyers pay USPS 1st Class International Service, padded mailer, customs label
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    Background:
    The Salmon Class USS Skip Jack designated SS-184, had an interesting War Record
    completing 10 patrols
    .  The Skipjack was
    at Cavite in the Philippines
    when the
    Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
    .  Her
    first patrol
    she may have killed an enemy sub.  On her
    third patrol she sunk 3 cargo ships
    .  On the
    5th
    she got another cargo ship.
    6 - 8 no enemy vessels
    were sunk, but she did accomplish recon and photo missions.  The
    9th Skipjack sunk a destroyer and
    merchant vessel
    .  In the process a torpedo tube failed to close, and she almost sunk, being forced to the surface and continuing the attack on the merchant ship.  The
    10th was quiet
    , the sub fleet was running out of targets.  She was
    shipped home to New London
    , Connecticut after being refitted and in
    June 1945 was a training vessel
    .  In the second
    Bimini Island atomic tests she was sunk
    , then
    refloated
    , returned to Mare Island and was
    sunk by aircraft rockets
    as a target vessel
    off of California.  She was stricken September 13, 1948.