GEORGIA SSGN 729

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 Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 7 April 1979 - Launched 6 November 1982 USS GEORGIA SSBN-729 Commissioned 11 February 1984 USS GEORGIA SSGN-729 Converted to Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine 1 February 2005 Returned to service 28 March 2008

Naval Covers

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1. USS Georgia SSBN / SSGN-729 Covers Page 1     (1979-2021)

 

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's Postmarks

 

Locy Type F "USS GEORGIA SSBN-729 / GOLD CREW / MISSILE LAUNCH" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15

1984-05-17

Missile Launching, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLUE ink.
"According to the USCS Postmark catalog, this event did not occur even though covers were produced."

 

Locy Type F "USS GEORGIA SSBN-729 / GOLD CREW / MISSILE LAUNCH" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15

1984-05-17

Missile Launching, ship's cachet and signed by CO (Gold). BLACK ink.
"According to the USCS Postmark catalog, this event did not occur even though covers were produced."

 

Locy Type F "USS GEORGIA SSBN-729 / GOLD CREW / MISSILE LAUNCH" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15

1984-05-17

Missile Launching, ship's cachet. TEAL ink.
"According to the USCS Postmark catalog, this event did not occur even though covers were produced."

 

Locy Type F "USS GEORGIA SSBN-729 / FIRST PANAMA / CANAL TRANSIT" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15

1984-10-25

Canal Transit, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLUE ink.

 

Locy Type F "CROSSING / THE / EQUATOR" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15a

1984-10-28

Equator Crossing, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. RED ink.

 

Locy Type F "ARRIVAL / SUB-BASE / BANGOR" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15b

1984-11-13

Homeport Arrival, cachet by USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS. TEAL ink.

 

Locy Type F "FIRST / GOLD-CREW / PATROL" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15b

1985-04-26

First Gold Crew Patrol, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLACK ink.

 

Locy Type F "FIRST / GOLD-CREW / PATROL" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15b

1985-07-08

First Gold Crew Patrol, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. This is on the back of the April 26 1985 cover. PURPLE ink.

 

Locy Type F "FIRST / GOLD-CREW / PATROL" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-15b

1985-07-08

First Gold Crew Patrol, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. This is the back of an April 26 1985 cover. RED ink.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2004-02-11

20th Anniversary, cachet by Roger Wentworth.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2009-02-11

25th Anniversary, cachet by -

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2014-02-11

30th Anniversary, Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by Dieter Lange

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "35th Anniversary Sta." Groton CT

2019-02-11

35th Anniversary, Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by Dennis W. Gill

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Non-Postal Ship Markings

 

Public Affairs Office Marking

1984-1985

Rubber stamp marking found on the backs of covers. Red and green are the only two colors seen so far.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the fourth state - GEORGIA.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name GEORGIA - USS Georgia BB-15 and USS Georgia SSBN / SSGN-729.

Two ships of the Confederate Navy have borne the name GEORGIA - CSS Georgia (Screw Steamer 1863) and CSS Georgia (Ironclad 1863)

The Submarines sponsor is Mrs. Sheila M. Watkins.

 

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