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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
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Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid December 5 1964 - Launched April 23 1965<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY SSBN-657'''<br/>Commissioned December 3 1966 - Decommissioned September 21 1993<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register September 21 1993<br/>
Disposed of through the NPSSR Program September 1 1995
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[FRANCIS_SCOTT_KEY_SSBN_657_Covers_Page_1 | USS Francis Scott Key SSBN-657 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1964-94)</li>
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"50th<br/>Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Groton CT
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2016-12-03
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50th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet who wrote the poem "The Defense of Fort McHenry", which became the words to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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