MAINE SSBN 741

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 3 July 1990 - Christened & Launched 16 July 1994 Delivered to the US Navy 23 June 1995 USS MAINE SSBN-741 Commissioned 29 July 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Maine SSBN-741 Covers Page 1    (1990-2020)

 

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

(Illustrations cleaned up by Greg Ciesielski)
 

Locy Type 2-2n+y (USS, FPO AA 34092-2138, "(BLUE)")

2000-10-31

Contributed by Douglas Ebert. Year is unknown, 2000 is a guess.

 

Locy Type 2-2 (USS, FPO AP 96672)

2010-07-29

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-84

1995-12-07

Missile Launching, cachet director and artist is Rich Hoffner. Cachet Sponsor is Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Christening Station" Groton CT Postmark Size 1-7/8"x7/8"

1994-07-16

Christening Day, cachet by -

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Christening Station" Groton CT Postmark Size 2-1/2"x1-1/8"

1994-07-16

Christening Day, cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68,USCS
 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station" Kittery ME 03904

1995-07-29

Commissioning, cachet by the USS MAINE Commissioning Committee.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station" Portsmouth NH 03801

1995-07-29

Commissioning, cachet by the USS MAINE Commissioning Committee.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Station" Portsmouth NH 03804

1995-07-29

Commissioning, cachet by the USS MAINE Commissioning Committee.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD BICENTENNIAL WEEKEND STATION" Kittery, ME 03904

2000-06-09

Port Visit to Portsmouth, NH, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Anniversary in Commission Station" Groton, CT 06340

2000-07-29

5th Anniversary in Commission, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS -

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "10th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT 06340

2005-07-29

10th Anniversary in Commission, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Keyport WA

2010-07-29

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Groton CT

2010-07-29

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Dieter Lange.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Sta." Groton CT

2015-07-29

20th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Sta." Groton CT

2020-07-29

26th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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Non-Postal Markings

 

Non-Postal Marking

1995-07-29

Commissioning, cachet by the USS MAINE Commissioning Committee. Autographed by both CO's.

 

Non-Postal Marking

1995-12-07

Missile Launching, cachet by USS MAINE Commissioning Committee. Autographed by CO (Gold Crew)

 

Non-Postal Marking

2000-10-17

Strategic Patrol Marking. On the back of a Walter H. Bryant cover.

 

NAMESAKE - Named after the 23rd state - MAINE.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MAINE - USS Maine Second Class Battleship, USS Maine BB-10, USS Maine BB-69 (Cancelled in 1943) and USS Maine SSBN-741.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Donna Cochran McLarty, wife of Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III.

 

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