This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine
Keel Laid 26 June 1971 - Launched 2 June 1973
USS L. MENDEL RIVERS SSN-686
Commissioned 21 December 1974 - Decommissioned 10 May 2001
Struck from Naval Register 10 May 2001
Disposed of through the NPSSRP 19 July 2002
Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
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 - L. Mendel Rivers (1905 – 1970)
South Carolina Congressman and House Armed Services Committee chairman
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it.
See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on
editing this page.
