A History of the Submarines Built at the
Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Exhibit by Steve Shay
Frame 1, Page 15


USS Tinosa SS-283
Gato class
Launched October 7, 1942

Upper: Tinosa corner card and Tinosa Type 9ruz cancel and with Vallejo, California machine cancel.
Lower: Post Card of Kamo Maru, sunk by USS Tinosa July 3, 1944.

Cover 660: Tinosa SS 283, October 1, 1945

Kamo Maru

Made twelve war patrols in the Pacific during World War II. Tied for 9th on honor roll (ships sunk) with 16 and 19th on honor roll (tonnage) with 64,655 tons. Decommissioned January 1947, recommissioned January 1952 for the Korean War, decommissioned December 1953. Scuttled off Hawaii November 1960.

 

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