LOS ANGELES SSN 688

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.

Los Angeles Class Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Keel Laid 8 January 1972 - Launched 6 April 1974 USS LOS ANGELES SSN-688 Commissioned 13 November 1976 - Decommissioning Ceremony 23 January 2010 Formal Decommissioning 4 February 2011 Stricken from the NVR 4 February 2011 Entered SSRP 1 February 2010 for recycling, completed 30 November 2012.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Los Angeles SSN-688 Covers Page 1    (1976-2010)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type PCU F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-5

1976-06-26

Pre-Commissioning Unit. Sea Trials.

 

Locy Type FDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-5

1976-11-13

Commissioning

 

Locy Type LDC F

2010-01-23

Deactivation, cachet by Philip R. Edwards

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "CHRISTENING OF / THE USS / LOS ANGELES" Newport News, VA

1974-04-06

Launching, Cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Station" Norfolk, VA

2006-11-13

30th Anniversary, cachet by Robert D. (Bob) Rawlins, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Deactivation Station" San Pedro CA

2010-01-23

Deactivation, cachet by Philip R. Edwards

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Los Angeles, CA.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named LOS ANGELES - USS Los Angeles ID 1470, USS Los Angeles ZR-3, USS Los Angeles CA-135 and USS Los Angeles SSN-688.

The ships sponsor was Anne Armstrong.

 

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