USS SAILFISH SS-192-1st SUBMERGENCE-Cache Signed H.C.Preble Ex SQUALUS Survivor

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USS SAILFISH SS-192-1st SUBMERGENCE-Cache Signed H.C.Preble Ex SQUALUS Survivor:
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\"U.S.S. SAILFISH (EX SQUALUS) - FIRST SUBMERGENCE.\" is the Caption on the Frontof this Original June 29, 1940 Cachet (Cover) Sponsored and Signed by Harold C. Preble, who was a survivor of the U.S.S. SQUALUS sinking on May 23, 1939, and was a passenger on the this dive of the U.S.S. SAILFISH. This cachet or cover is posted on the Submergence date with no mailing address and isin Very Fine Condition with very little overall wear. WIKIPEDIA INFO on the Submarine SAILFISH SS-192: USS Sailfish (SS-192), a Sargo-class submarine, was originally named Squalus. Her keel was laid on 18 October 1937 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, as Squalus, the only ship of the United States Navy named for the squalus. She was launched on 14 September 1938 sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Hart (wife of the Admiral), and commissioned on 1 March 1939, with Lieutenant Oliver F. Naquin in command. Due to mechanical failure, Squalus sank during a test dive on 23 May 1939. She was raised, renamed, and recommissioned on 15 May 1940 as Sailfish. Buyer to pay $1,50 for US and $2.25 for Foreign S&H and total payment is by Paypal or choice. See my other listings for more interesting items and postcards.See my other listings for more interesting items and postcards. Note: I will combine S&H costs on multiple purchases to save you money.