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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Los Angeles Class Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 8 January 1972 - Launched 6 April 1974<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LOS ANGELES SSN-688'''<br/>
Commissioned 13 November 1976 - Decommissioning Ceremony 23 January 2010<br/>
Formal Decommissioning 4 February 2011<br/><br/>
Stricken from the NVR 4 February 2011<br/>
Entered SSRP 1 February 2010 for recycling, completed 30 November 2012.
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[[Image:LosAngeles_SSN688_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[LOS_ANGELES_SSN_688_Covers_Page_1 | USS Los Angeles SSN-688 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1976-2010)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"CHRISTENING OF /<br/>THE USS /<br/>LOS ANGELES"<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
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1974-04-06
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[[Image:JonBurdett losangeles ssn688 19740406 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett losangeles ssn688 19740406.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Launching, Cachet by the [[Cachet Maker USCS Chapter 68 USS Nathan Hale| USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-5
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1976-06-26
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Los_Angeles_SSN688_19760626_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Los_Angeles_SSN688_19760626_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Sea Trials. 
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Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-5
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1976-11-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Los_Angeles_SSN688_19761113_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Los_Angeles_SSN688_19761113_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Commissioning 
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"30th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2006-11-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_SSN688_20061113_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 30th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_D_Rawlins_ | Robert D. (Bob) Rawlins]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type LDC F
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2010-01-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_SSN688_20100123_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_SSN688_20100123_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Deactivation, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Philip_R_Edwards_ | Philip R. Edwards]]
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Deactivation Station"<br/><br/>San Pedro CA
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2010-01-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_SSN688_20100123_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_LosAngeles_SSN688_20100123_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Deactivation, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Philip_R_Edwards_ | Philip R. Edwards]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Los Angeles, CA.<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have been named LOS ANGELES - USS Los Angeles ID 1470, USS Los Angeles ZR-3, [[LOS_ANGELES_CA_135_ | USS Los Angeles CA-135]] and USS Los Angeles SSN-688.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Anne Armstrong.
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