PHOENIX SSN 702

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 30 July 1977 - Launched on 8 December 1979 USS PHOENIX SSN-702 Commissioned 19 December 1981 - Decommissioned 29 July 1998 Stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 29 July 1998 Begin disassembly 1 March 2007

Naval Covers

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1. USS Phoenix SSN-702 Covers Page 1    (1977-2011)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT

1979-12-08

N/A

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

 

USPS Machine Postmark "Submarine Base Sta." Groton, CT

1981-12-19

Commissioning, cachet by Donald R. Wilson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after the city, Phoenix, Arizona.

There has been five ships of the US Navy that have borne the name PHOENIX - USS Phoenix (1841 a 2-gun schooner), USS Phoenix (1861 Wooden Whaler), USS Phoenix CL-46,
USNS Phoenix T-AG-172 and USS Phoenix SSN-702.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. John J. Rhodes.

 

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