ABRAHAM LINCOLN SSBN 602

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.

George Washington Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 1 November 1958 - Launched 14 May 1960 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SSBN-602 Commissioned 11 March 1961 - Decommissioned 1 March 1989 Disposed of through NPSSRP 16 May 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602 Covers Page 1     (1960-1994)

 

Postmarks

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

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No Postal Facilities Aboard - No Postmarks Reported

 

USPO Machine Postmark Portsmouth, NH Naval Base Branch

1961-03-11

Commissioning

 

USPO FDOI New York, NY

1965-11-19

N/A

First Day of Issue of Sc. 1282. Cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 - April 16 1865)
Lawyer, Black Hawk War Veteran, Congressman and 16th President of The United States.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary L. Beckwith.

Two ships of the US navy have borne the name ABRAHAM LINCOLN - USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN-602 and USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72.

Another ship of the US Navy to memorialize Lincoln was the USS President Lincoln (1917-1918).

 

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