SIMON BOLIVAR SSBN 641

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.

Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid April 17 1963 - Launched August 22 1964 USS SIMON BOLIVAR SSBN-641 Commissioned October 29 1965 - Decommissioned February 24 1995 Struck from the Naval Register February 24 1995 Disposed of through the NPSSR Program October 1 1995

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1963-95)

 

Postmarks

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

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No Postmarks Reported

 

PB Meter Newport News VA

1963-04-17

N/A

Keel Laid, cachet by Morris W. Beck, sponsored by Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS

 

USPO Machine Cancel Newport News VA

1964-08-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPO Duplex #2 Newport News VA

1964-08-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPO Machine Cancel Newport News VA

1964-08-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Newport News Shipbuilding

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Newport News VA

1965-10-29

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Observation Island EAG-154

1966-01-17

N/A

Initial Polaris Firing (Gold Crew), cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USS Observation Island EAG-154

1966-01-31

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Initial Polaris Firing (Blue Crew), cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPS 4-bar Newport News VA

1980-10-29

N/A

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F (F-57) USS Frank Cable AS-40

1994-07-02

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Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton, WA

1994-11-03

N/A

Scrapping at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA of the USS Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634, USS Mariano G. Vallejo SSBN-658, USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-641 and USS Hammerhead SSN-663. Cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton, WA

1995-02-24

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Station" Bremerton, WA

1995-02-24

N/A

Decommissioning, sticker cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A South American soldier, statesman, and revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1783. He fought under Francisco Miranda in a revolt against the Spanish in 1810 but was forced to flee. He planned and led another revolution in Venezuela (1815 to 1818) which was successful. Bolivar raised a small army in New Granada (now Colombia) and defeated the Spanish at Boyaca in 1819 and was subsequently made president of the new republic of Colombia with almost supreme power. In 1821, Bolivar marched south to Quito, Ecuador. In August 1824, his army defeated the Spanish in the battle of Junin which, with General Antonio Sucre's victory at Ayacucho in December, freed Peru from Spain. Bolivar organized a new republic, named Bolivia, in 1825. Simon Bolivar died on 17 December 1830 on his estate near Santa Marta, Colombia. {DANFS}

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas C. Mann.

 

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