PINTADO SSN 672

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 Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Keel Laid October 27 1967 - Launched August 16 1969 USS PINTADO SSN-672 Commissioned September 11 1971 - Decommissioned February 26 1998 Struck from Naval Register February 26 1998 Disposed of October 27 1998 through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pintado SSN-672 Covers Page 1    (1971)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-68

1987-06-16

N/A

Illustration courtesy of the USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition. "Submarine had no post office; cancels were used for North Pole visits."

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-68a

1992-09-03

N/A

Illustration courtesy of the USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Edition. "Submarine had no post office; cancels were used for North Pole visits."

 

Locy Type F USS ARKANSAS CGN-41

1998-02-26

Decommissioning of the USS Pintado SSN-672. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
"Unlisted Postal Marking for the USS PINTADO."

 

Locy Type F USS ARKANSAS CGN-41

1998-02-26

Decommissioning of the USS Pintado SSN-672. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
"Separate part of Postmark P-68 used on Decommissioning covers."

 

Locy Type F USS ARKANSAS CGN-41

1998-02-26

Decommissioning of the USS Pintado SSN-672. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.
"Unlisted Postal Marking for the USS PINTADO."

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish word meaning painted as it is named, found along the Florida coast and in the West Indies.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name PINTADO - USS Pintado SS-387 and USS Pintado SSN-672.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bernard A. Clarey, the wife of the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey (1912–1996).

 

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