WWII US Navy Envelope USS Skipjack Submarine Launching Commemorative SS184 WW2

Description

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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
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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.