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Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid December 18 1987 - Launched & Christened August 11 1990<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 18 December 1987 - Launched & Christened 11 August 1990<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS KENTUCKY SSBN 737'''<br/>Commissioned July 13 1991  
<li>'''USS KENTUCKY SSBN-737'''</li>
Commissioned 13 July 1991  
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range for covers on that page.
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<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1990-2011)</li>
<li>[[KENTUCKY_SSBN_737_Covers_Page_1 | USS Kentucky SSBN-737 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1990-2022)</li>
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky Christening Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky<br/>Christening Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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1990-08-11
1990-08-11
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Christening_ | Christening]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Christening, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky Christening Station"<br/><br/>Louisville, KY
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky<br/>Christening Station"<br/><br/>Louisville, KY
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1990-08-11
1990-08-11
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Christening_ | Christening]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Christening, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky Christening Station"<br/><br/>Lexington, KY
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky<br/>Christening Station"<br/><br/>Lexington, KY
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1990-08-11
1990-08-11
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Christening_ | Christening]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Christening, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky Christening Station"<br/><br/>Frankfort, KY
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS Kentucky<br/>Christening Station"<br/><br/>Frankfort, KY
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1990-08-11
1990-08-11
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Christening_ | Christening]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Christening, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Commissioning Station"<br/><br/>New London CT
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Commissioning Station"<br/><br/>New London CT
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1991-07-13
1991-07-13
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/> Saint Mary's GA
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"10th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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1995-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 4th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary Rogak]]
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>"King's Bay<br/>Contract Br."<br/><br/>Saint Mary's GA
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1998-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 7th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary Rogak]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"10th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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2001-07-13
2001-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 10th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
10th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"10th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"15th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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2001-07-13
2006-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 10th Anniversary]], cachet by JFL
15th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"15th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"20th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Keyport WA
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2006-07-13
2011-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 15th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
20th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>Keyport WA
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"20th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>New London CT
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2010-02-19
2011-07-13
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Change of Command, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
20th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonhard_Venne_ | Leonhard Venne]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Keyport WA
USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"25th<br/>Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Groton CT
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2011-07-13
2016-07-13
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
25th Anniversary, cachet by -
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the state of Kentucky.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the 15th state - KENTUCKY<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have been named KENTUCKY - [[KENTUCKY_BB_6_ | USS Kentucky BB-6]], USS Kentucky BB-66 (Cancelled 1947) and USS Kentucky SSBN-737.<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have been named KENTUCKY - [[KENTUCKY_BB_6_ | USS Kentucky BB-6]], USS Kentucky BB-66 (Cancelled 1947) and USS Kentucky SSBN-737.<br/><br/>
One ship of the Confederate Navy have been named KENTUCKY - CSS Kentucky (Transport 1862).  
One ship of the Confederate Navy has been named KENTUCKY - CSS Kentucky (Transport 1862).<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Carolyn Pennebaker Hopkins, who used a custom blend of Kentucky bourbon whiskey, mixed for the occasion, rather than the traditional bottle of champagne to christen KENTUCKY.  Mrs. Hopkins is the wife of Congressman Larry J. Hopkins, Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District.
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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 Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine
    Keel Laid 18 December 1987 - Launched & Christened 11 August 1990

  1. USS KENTUCKY SSBN-737
    2. Commissioned 13 July 1991

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. USS Kentucky SSBN-737 Covers Page 1     (1990-2022)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
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Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
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Cover Image

Ship's Postmark


 

Locy Type F

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Tom Armstrong


USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Groton, CT

1990-08-11

Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Louisville, KY

1990-08-11

Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Lexington, KY

1990-08-11

Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Frankfort, KY

1990-08-11

Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Commissioning Station"

New London CT

1991-07-13

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"10th
Anniversary Station"

Groton, CT

2001-07-13

10th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"15th
Anniversary Station"

Groton, CT

2006-07-13

15th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"20th
Anniversary Station"

Keyport WA

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Tom Armstrong


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"20th
Anniversary Station"

New London CT

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Leonhard Venne


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"25th
Anniversary Sta."

Groton CT

2016-07-13

25th Anniversary, cachet by -

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the 15th state - KENTUCKY

Three ships of the US Navy have been named KENTUCKY - USS Kentucky BB-6, USS Kentucky BB-66 (Cancelled 1947) and USS Kentucky SSBN-737.

One ship of the Confederate Navy has been named KENTUCKY - CSS Kentucky (Transport 1862).

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Carolyn Pennebaker Hopkins, who used a custom blend of Kentucky bourbon whiskey, mixed for the occasion, rather than the traditional bottle of champagne to christen KENTUCKY. Mrs. Hopkins is the wife of Congressman Larry J. Hopkins, Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District.

 

 

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