JOHN C STENNIS CVN 74

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.

Nimitz Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 13 March 1991 - Christened 11 November 1993 Launched 13 November 1993 USS JOHN C. STENNIS CVN-74 Commissioned 9 December 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 Covers Page 1    (1995-2022)
2. USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 Covers Page 2    (2023-)

 

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 F "FIRST DAY / IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-24

1995-12-09

First Day in Commission. Cachet by USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 2-2tn (USS,FPO AE 09542-2874)

1995-12-09

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Al Banasky

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2n (USS,FPO AE 09542-2874)

1995-12-09

First Day in Commission. Cachet by Al Banasky

 

Locy Type 2-2tn (USS,FPO AP 96615)

2011-10-11

Postmark from the 2011-12 USCS Postmark Survey Results.

 

Locy Type 2-2tn (USS,FPO AE 09512)

2019-06-21

Tiger Cruise 2019. Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type 11-2an (USS, FPO AP 96615)

1998-08-26

Ships cachet, "Welcome to San Diego CA" cachet by the USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2u (USS,FPO AP 96615)

2007-11-16

Cachet by Dan Goodwin

 

Locy Type 11-2u (USS, FPO AP 96615)

2007-02-14

Cachet by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 11-2u (USS, FPO AP 96615)

2009-07-24

Official Ship's Cachet. Notice the ship's name in the postmark is smaller than the 2007 example.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS, FPO AP 96615)

2016-07-04

Independence Day, Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO, AP 96615-2874)

2019-01-11

Ships cachet, requested by Elgin E. Sink

 

Locy Type 11-2 (USS, FPO, AE 09512)

2020-12-09

25th Anniversary, cachet by Michael Brock

 

Locy Type 12-2n (USS, FPO AE 09512)

2022-12-25

Christmas. Cachet by Neal J. Mills

 

Locy Type 12-2cu (USS, FPO AP 96615)

2007-02-14

Cachet by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 12-2cu (USS, FPO AP 96615)

2011-10-11

USCS Postmark Survey. NO period after the "C", font is different.

 

Locy Type 12-2c (USS, FPO AE 09512)

2023-10-04

Collectors request, from the Foster E. Miller, III collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-05-27

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-11

2011-05-08

100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F

2015-12-09

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

 

Locy Type PB4 (#7154928) FPO AE/09452

1998-01-17

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type PB6 (#0001936956) "Mailed From Zip Code 96615"

2015-11-05

Ships cachet, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type PB6 (#0001937825) "Mailed From Zip Code 96615"

2019-06-28

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type USPS PVI (#00089187-05) "Test Label"

2013-03-14

Ships cachet, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Christening of the / USS JOHN C. STENNIS" Newport News VA

1993-11-11

Christening, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Norfolk VA

1995-12-09

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station Norfolk VA

2010-12-09

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station Norfolk VA

2015-12-09

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Sta. Newport News VA

2020-12-09

25th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by Michael Brock

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Senator John Cornelius Stennis (August 3 1901 – April 23 1995).
Stennis was a Democrat Senator from Mississippi from November 17 1947 – January 3 1989.
Stennis was also the Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services from January 3 1969 to January 3 1981.

The ship's sponsor was Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble, daughter of the ship’s namesake.

 

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