Submarine USS PINNA SS-178 Naval Cover 1935 KEEL LAID Cachet later USS PERMIT

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Submarine USS PINNA SS-178 Naval Cover 1935 KEEL LAID Cachet later USS PERMIT

It was sent 6 Jun 1935. It was franked with stamp "Harding".

This cover is in very good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement.

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The first permit (ss-178) was laid down 6 june 1935 by

The electric boat co., groton conn.; launched 5 october

1936; sponsored by mrs. Harold g. Bowen; and commissioned 17

March 1937, lt. Charles o. Humphreys in command.

Following shakedown, permit operated out of portsmouth,

N. H., until 29 november 1937, when she got underway for the

Pacific. Transiting the panama canal, 10 december, she

Continued up the west coast, and arrived at san diego the

18th to join subron 6. For the next 22 months, she cruised

The eastern pacific, ranging from southern california to the

Aleutian and hawaiian islands. In october 1939, she got

Underway for the philippines to join the asiatic fleet.

Permit's first patrols were conducted in philippine

Waters during 1940 and 1941. The 2-year period of peace

Time activity gave the submarine's crew valuable training

For later war activity. The ship conducted her first war

Patrol off the west coast of luzon from 11-20 december 1941.

>from 22-27 december, she made a second patrol in the area.

Permit embarked members of admiral hart's staff at mariveles

Harbor on the 28th, and evacuated them to the netherlands'

Submarine base, soerabaja, java, arriving 6 february 1942.

Enroute, she completed a 3rd war patrol, scouting in waters

of the Southern Philippines.
The submarine departed soerabaja for her 4th war patrol

22 february, as the japanese began to close on java. On the

19th, submarine swordfish (ss-193) got through to

Corregidor, which was still holding out against the

Japanese. It was now permit's turn to penetrate the

Blockade to the "rock." she rendezvoused off corregidor

With aircraft carrier ranger (cv-4) the night of 15-16

March, took on board 40 officers and enlisted men, and

Landed her ammunition on the shore. She headed for repairs

At her new base, fremantle, australia, after minor damage

Suffered while eluding 3 enemy destroyers the 18th.

Permit departed fremantle 5 may, and until ll june was

Engaged in her 5th war patrol off makassar, celebes island

and in the enemy shipping route stretching towards

Balikpapan, borneo. The submarine made her 6th war patrol

Enroute to pearl harbor, 12 july--30 august, and shortly

Departed for the u.S., entering mare island navy yard 9 september.

She conducted her 7th war patrol off the coast of

Honshu, japan, from 5 february 1943 to 16 march. Towards

Sunset on 8 march, she attacked a 9-ship convoy guarded by 2

Escorts. Two hits sent 2,742-ton cargo ship hisashima maru

To the bottom. Permit departed midway 6 april for her 8th

War patrol in the traffic lanes leading from the marianas to

Truk atoll, caroline is., and after several encounters,

Returned to pearl harbor 25 may. On 20 july, she joined

Submarines lapon (ss-260) and plunger (ss-179) at midway for

The first wartime penetration into the sea of japan to

Attack shipping carrying raw materials to the japanese war

Plants from manchuria and korea. On 7 july, permit fired 2

Torpedoes which sank 787-ton cargo ship banshu maru no. 33.

Just after midnight, she spotted a 2-ship convoy headed for

The korean coast-line, and with a salvo of 2 torpedoes sank

2,212-ton cargo ship showa maru in 5 minutes.

After this highly successful patrol, permit made her

Way via dutch harbor, alaska, to pearl harbor, arriving the

27th. On 23 august, she departed for photographic

Reconnaissance of several atolls in the marshall is. While

Off kwajalein, she evaded aerial bombs on 3 september and

Depth charges on the 9th. She made attacks on enemy

Vessels, damaging several, before ending the patrol at pearl

Harbor the 24th. Her next war patrol was in the carolines

Is. From early january 1944 until mid-march. Her 12th war

Patrol was in the same region, on lifeguard station in

Support of the air strikes on truk atoll. She remained on

Station from 7 may until 1 june. Permit commenced her 13th

War patrol with her departure from majuro atoll 30 june, and

Ended it with her arrival at brisbane, australia, 13 august.

On 21 september, she departed to relieve submarine tarpon

(ss-175) on lifeguard duty off truk, and on 11 november

Ended her 14th and last war patrol at pearl harbor.

After refit, she sailed for the united states 29

January 1945, and entered the philadelphia navy yard 23

February. In mid-may, she sailed to the submarine base, new

London, conn., to serve as a schoolship until 30 october,

When she entered boston naval shipyard for inactivation.

Permit decommissioned 15 november 1945. Her name was

Struck from the naval vessel register 26 july 1956; the

Submarine's hulk was sold for scrap to a. G. Schoonmaker,

Inc., new york city, on 28 june 1958.

For her service during world war ii, permit received 10

Battle Stars.

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