MONTANA SSN 794

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.

Virginia Class (Block IV) Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Naming Ceremony by SecNav Ray Mabus 2 September 2015 Keel Authenticated 16 May 2018 - Christened 12 September 2020 Launched 3 March 2021 USS MONTANA SSN-794 Commissioned TBD

"May It Defend Our Way Of Life"

Naval Covers

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1. USS Montana SSN-794 Covers Page 1     (2015-2020)

 

Postmarks

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

USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Christening Sta." Newport News VA

2020-09-12

Christening, cachet by Richard D. Jones.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the 41st state, MONTANA

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name MONTANA - USS Montana ACR-13, USS Montana BB-51 (Cancelled), USS Montana BB-67 (Cancelled) and USS Montana SSN-794.

The ships sponsor is Former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell. During the Keel Authentication Ceremony, Mariah Gladstone, a young woman from the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, performed a Native American blessing of the ship.

 

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