Description: USS Sculpin SS-191 offered is a memorial Sargo Class diesel submarine cover postmarked at Portsmouth, NH on March 31, 1982. Blue actual photo of this submarine printed on cachet #2834 by Alvin Eckert, USCS #9964. Cover franked with a 20 cent flag stamp. Cover with DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift! USS Sculpin: this fine 310 foot vessel was commissioned 16 Jan 1939 and ordered to the the Pacific Theater. Enemy ships damaged her near the Truk Lagoon on Nov 19, 1944 and she was grounded. Several crewmen, including the skipper were lost, they joined many other "Greatest Generation" submariners on Eternal Patrol. 42 crewmen were picked up by an enemy ship and most were lost when the enemy carrier, they were on, was sunk by an US submarine on Dec 4, 1944. Twenty-one men reached a POW camp in Japan and survived to tell of this ordeal. See her web pages for the details of her design, construction and service history, including battle narratives. Seller has over 20 lost submarine covers. Check out my other items! Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame, makes a fine gift! Free US Shipping!
Price: 4.9 USD
Location: Fairfield, California
End Time: 2025-01-29T22:34:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Place of Origin: United States
Color: Blue
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: Yes, add-on cachet
Certification: Uncertified
Denomination: 20 Cent
Year of Issue: 1982
Type: Naval Cover
Quality: New
Branch: U S Navy
State: New Hampshire
Event: Naval
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Cancellation Type: Handstamped
