VICKSBURG CG 69

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.

Ticonderoga Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 30 May 1990 - Launched 7 September 1991 Christened 12 October 1991 USS VICKSBURG CG-69 Commissioned 14 November 1992 - Decommissioned 28 June 2024

Naval Covers

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1. USS Vicksburg CG-69 Covers Page 1     (1999-2022)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-2t (USS,FPO AA 34093-1189)

1992-11-14

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type 2-2t (USS,FPO AA 34093-1189)

1995-08-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-2 (USS, FPO AA 34093-1189)

1997-12-25

Cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO AA 34093-1189)

2011-03-03

USCS Postmark Survey

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO AA 34093)

2017-11-14

25th Anniversary, cachet by Mike Brock

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO AE 09592)

2020-05-14

Ships cachet, collectors request by Wolfgang Hechler.

 

Locy Type 12-2 (USS, FPO AA 34093-1189)

2011-09-15

USCS Postmark Survey

 

Locy Type 12-2c (USS, FPO AE 09592)

2020-06-14

Flag Day, cachet by Michael Brock

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Vicksburg Station" Pascagoula MS

1992-11-14

Commissioning

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The battle of Vicksburg during the Civil War, 1863.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name VICKSBURG - USS Vicksburg (Wooden Steamer 1863), USS Vicksburg (Gunboat 1897), USS Vicksburg CL-86 and USS Vicksburg CG-69.

The ships sponsor is Tricia Lott, wife of United States Senator, Trent Lott.

 

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