PATRICK HENRY SSN 599

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.

George Washington Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 27 May 1958 - Launched 22 September 1959 USS PATRICK HENRY SSBN-599 Commissioned 11 April 1960 USS PATRICK HENRY SSN-599 Reclassified Attack Submarine (Nuclear) (SSN) 24 October 1981 Decommissioned 25 May 1984 Struck from Naval Register 16 December 1985 Disposed of through NPSSRP - Scrapping completed 1 July 1997

Naval Covers

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1. USS Patrick Henry SSBN-599 Covers Page 1     (1959-1969)
2. USS Patrick Henry SSBN/SSN-599 Covers Page 2     (1970-2010)

 

Postmarks

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

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USPS Machine Postmark Tacoma, WA

1981-10-07

The ship had no postal facilities. The cover includes an impression of the ship's seal.

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "50th Anniversary / Station" Groton CT

2010-04-09

50th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "50th Anniversary of / 1st Polaris Firing Station" Cape Canaveral FL

2010-10-15

50th Anniversary of 1st Polaris Missile Firing, cachet by Dieter Lange

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "50th Anniversary of / 1st Deterrent Patrol Station" Charleston SC

2010-12-30

50th Anniversary of 1st Deterrent Patrol, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Patrick Henry (1736 - 1799)
Henry was licensed to practice law in 1760 and became an immediate success. On May 20 1765 he became a member of the House of Burgesses, defending the western and northern counties against the tidewater region. He was the leader of a new party between 1765 and 1770, thereafter consolidating the opposition to Great Britian. Chosen delegate to the first Continental Congress, he supported radical, nationalistic measures. On March 20 1775, at an assembly meeting in Richmond, he uttered his famous saying "Give me liberty, or give me death." In May 1776 he was elected Governor of Virginia and twice reelected. He was Governor again 1784–86. He died at Red Hill Plantation, Charlotte Co., Va., 1799.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Leslie E. Arends, wife of Congressman Leslie C. Arends of Illinois.

Besides the USS PATRICK HENRY SSN-599, there was a ship of the Confederate Navy named CSS PATRICK HENRY (Gunboat 1861)
In 1941, the first Liberty ship, SS PATRICK HENRY was launched.

 

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