HENRY M JACKSON SSBN 730

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.

Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid as "RHODE ISLAND" 19 January 1981 Name changed to "HENRY M. JACKSON" 27 September 1983 Launched 15 October 1983 USS HENRY M. JACKSON SSBN-730 Commissioned 6 October 1984

Naval Covers

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1. USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730 Covers Page 1    (1983-2019)

 

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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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type F "FIRST DAY / / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-46

1984-10-06

Commissioning, cachet by Rear Admiral Byrd Chapter No. 11, USCS. BLACK ink.

 

Locy Type F "FIRST DAY / / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-46

1984-10-06

Commissioning, cachet by Donald Wilson. BLUE ink.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2004-10-06

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2009-10-06

25th Anniversary, cachet by Sabrina Curtis

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Sta." Groton, CT

2014-10-06

30th Anniversary. Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Leonhard Venne

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS HENRY M. JACKSON SSBN 730 Station" Keyport WA

2014-10-06

30th Anniversary, cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "35th ANNIVERSARY Sta." Groton CT

2019-10-06

35th Anniversary, cachet by Michael Brock

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Senator Henry M. Jackson (January 3 1953 - September 1 1983)
Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death. Jackson was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and 1976.

 

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