VIRGINIA SSN 774

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.

Virginia Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Keel Laid 2 September 1999 - Launched 16 August 2005 USS VIRGINIA SSN-774 Commissioned 23 October 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Virginia SSN-774 Covers Page 1    (1999-2019)

 

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.

 

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

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Norfolk VA

2004-10-23

Commissioning. Cachet by David A. Kent

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA

2009-10-23

5th Anniversary. Cachet by Dieter Lange

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "10th Anniversary / Station" Norfolk VA

2014-10-23

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2019-10-23

15th Anniversary. Postmark & cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station"

NOT USED

N/A

15th Anniversary. Postmark by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Tenth ship of the US Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The ships sponsor is Lynda Johnson Robb, the wife of former Virginia governor and Senator Charles Robb, and daughter of President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson.

 

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