MICHIGAN SSGN 727

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.

Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 4 April 1977 - Launched 26 April 1980 USS MICHIGAN SSBN-727 Commissioned 11 September 1982 USS MICHIGAN SSGN-727 Conversion to Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) started 2003 Returned to the fleet 12 June 2007

Naval Covers

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1. USS Michigan SSBN-727 / SSGN-727 Covers Page 1    (1977-2019)

 

Postmarks

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

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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type F "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-78

1982-09-11

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLACK ink.

 

Locy Type F "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-78

1982-09-11

Commissioning, cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS. BLUE ink.

 

Locy Type F "PANAMA // CANAL // TRANSIT" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-78a

1983-03-01

Panama Canal Transit, cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington. RED ink.

 

Locy Type F "PANAMA // CANAL // TRANSIT" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-78a

1983-03-01

Panama Canal Transit, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLACK ink.

 

Locy Type F "ARRIVAL // HOMEPORT // BANGOR" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-78b

1983-03-16

Arrival to Homeport, cachet by the USS Michigan Chapter No. 80, USCS

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2002-09-11

20th Anniversary, cachet by the Michael Hebert

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Michigan SSGN-727 Station" Groton, CT

2007-09-11

25th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Michigan 30th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA

2012-09-11

30th Anniversary, cachet by Dieter Lange

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2012-09-11

30th Anniversary, cachet by Leonhard Venne

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "35th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2017-09-11

35th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the 26th state - MICHIGAN.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MICHIGAN - USS Michigan (1843) later renamed WOLVERINE; USS Michigan BB-27 and USS Michigan SSBN/SSGN-727.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Margaret Nedzi

 

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