SAND LANCE SSN 660

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.

Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid October 28 1967 - Launched November 11 1969 USS SAND LANCE SSN-660 Commissioned September 25 1971 - Decommissioned August 7 1998 Struck from Naval Register August 7 1998 Scheduled to be disposed of through NPSSRP

Naval Covers

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1. USS SAND LANCE SSN-660     (1971-98)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image


 


Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING / / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-86

1971-09-25

Commissioning, cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington


 


Locy Type F "SURFACED / AT THE / NORTH POLE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-86a

1996-07-12

North Pole Trip, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 


Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-86a

1998-01-15

Deactivation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPS CDS "Submarine Base Branch" Groton, CT

1998-01-15

No Image

Deactivation, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

Had no post office. The commissioning cancel was privately made and used on the covers of only two cachet sponsors. S-86a was originally made for the North Pole trip. {USCS Postmark Catalog}

NAMESAKE - A fish, a member of the ammodytidae family.

There has been two submarines of the US Navy named SAND LANCE - USS Sand Lance SS-381 and USS Sand Lance SSN-660.

 

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