DANIEL WEBSTER SSBN 626

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.

Lafayette Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 28 December 1961 - Launched 27 April 1963 USS DANIEL WEBSTER SSBN-626 Commissioned 9 April 1964 - Decommissioned 30 August 1990 Struck from Naval Register 30 August 1990 Converted to Dockside Trainer as S5W Prototype facility

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Groton, CT

1964-04-09

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Eugene O. Wright, sponsored by the Dynamic Philatelic Society

 

USPS Machine Cancel New Haven, CT

1978-02-16

N/A

Crew Split / Change of Command, ships cachet. From the Neal J. Mills collection.

 

USPS CDS "Submarine Base Br." Groton, CT

1984-04-09

N/A

20th Anniversary, Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 – October 24 1852)
Webster was a leading American statesman during the nation's antebellum era. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests. His increasingly nationalistic views and the effectiveness with which he articulated them led Webster to become one of the most famous orators and influential Whig leaders of the Second Party System.
Daniel Webster was an attorney, and served as legal counsel in several cases that established important constitutional precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As Secretary of State, he negotiated the Webster-Ashburton Treaty that established the definitive eastern border between the United States and Canada.
Primarily recognized for his Senate tenure, Webster was a key figure in the institution's "Gogen days" So well-known was his skill as a Senator throughout this period that Webster became a third and northern counterpart of what was and still is known today as the "Great Triumvirate," with his colleagues Henry Clay from the west and John C. Calhoun from the south. His "Reply to Hayne" in 1830 was generally regarded as "the most eloquent speech ever delivered in Congress." Similar to Henry Clay, Webster's desire to see the Union preserved and conflict averted led him to search out compromises designed to stave off the sectionalism that threatened war between the North and South.
Webster tried three times to achieve the Presidency; all three bids failed, the final one in part because of his compromises. Similarly Webster's efforts to steer the nation away from civil war toward a definite peace ultimately proved futile. Despite this, Webster came to be esteemed for these efforts and was officially named by the Senate in 1957 as one of its five most outstanding members.

 

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