HOUSTON SSN 713

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 29 January 1979 - Launched & Christened 21 March 1981 USS HOUSTON SSN-713 Commissioned 25 September 1982 - Inactivated 26 August 2016 Decommissioned 24 August 2017

Naval Covers

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1. USS Houston SSN-713 Covers Page 1     (1981-2017)

 

Postmarks

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

Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-49

1983-10-10

Columbus Day. Official Ship's Cachet

 

Locy Type LDC F

2017-08-24

Decommissioning. cachet by CDR. Andrew H. Ring, USN. USS Houston's final CO.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

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

1981-03-21

Launching, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Norfolk, VA

2002-09-25

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Norfolk, VA

2007-09-25

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

 

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

2012-09-25

30th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Inactivation Station" Bremerton WA

2016-08-26

Inactivation, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Houston, Texas

USS Houston earned two Navy Unit Commendations Ribbons, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor is Barbara Bush, wife of then Vice-President of the United States George H. W. Bush.

 

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