Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard_National_Association_of_Supervisors_Local_16|Mare Island Naval Shipyard National Association of Supervisors Local 16]]
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Deactivation_ | Deactivation]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
Scrapping at the [[OtherUS_Navy_Yard_Puget_Sound_Washington_ | Puget Sound Navy Yard]], Bremerton WA of the [[STONEWALL_JACKSON_SSBN_634_ | USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634]], USS Mariano G. Vallejo SSBN-658, [[SIMON_BOLIVAR_SSBN_641_ | USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641]] and[[HAMMERHEAD_SSN_663_ | USS Hammerhead SSN-663]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Keel Laid July 7 1964 - Launched October 23 1965
USS MARIANO G. VALLEJO SSBN-658
Commissioned December 16 1966 - Decommissioned March 9 1995
Struck from Naval Register March 9 1995
Disposed of through NPSSRP December 22 1995
Naval Covers
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
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.
NAMESAKE - Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo (July 7 1808 - January 12 1890)
Vallejo entered the Monterey Presidtial Academy in 1823. Appointed Secretary to the Governor of California in 1825, he later served as Commander of the Presidio at San Francisco, and in 1836 was appointed Commandante General and Director of Colonization of the Northern Frontier, the highest military command in northern California. That appointment terminated during the Bear Flag Revolt, General Vallejo, in spite of substantial losses suffered as a result of that revolution, chose to remain in his home State and support separation from Mexico and annexation by the United States.
An influential member of the State’s Constitutional Convention, he was elected a member of the first State Senate (1850). He continued to devote his energies to the development of California for the remainder of his life. General Vallejo died at Sonoma, Calif., January 12 1890
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