GURNARD SSN 662

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid December 22 1964 - Launched May 20 1967 USS GURNARD SSN-662 Commissioned December 6 1968 - Decommissioned April 28 1995 Struck from Naval Register April 28 1995 Disposed of through the NPSSRP October 15 1997

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1967-84)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Had No Postal Facilities Onboard

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1967-05-20 to 1967-05-20

No Image

Launching, cachet by USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1968-12-06 to 1968-12-06

No Image

Commissioning, cachet by USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island, CA

1968-12-06 to 1968-12-06

Note:

 

USPS Machine Cancel Washington 983

1973-02-09

No Image

Official Ship's Cachet

 

Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration G-38

1984-11-12 to 1984-11-12

North Pole visit, rubber stamp cachet.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A trigloid fish having three pectoral rays, a food fish of the genus Trigla. The striped gurnard inhabits the South Atlantic.

 

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