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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.

USS BIRMINGHAM SSN-695
Commissioned 16 December 1978 - Decommissioned 22 December 1997

Struck from Naval Register 22 December 1997
Entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 1 October 2012
September 2015, Birmingham's sail was placed on static display at Defense Supply Center Columbus.

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

USS Birmingham SSN-695 Covers Page 1 (1975-1997)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

USPS Slogan
Machine Cancel

"Christening Of /
The USS /
Birmingham"

Newport News VA

1977-10-29

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

USPS
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1975-04-26

N/A

Keel Laying, R/S cachet

USPS
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1975-04-26

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by Ken Bieda

USPS Slogan
Machine Cancel

"Christening Of /
The USS /
Birmingham"

Newport News VA

1977-10-29

N/A

Launching and Christening, R/S cachet

USPS
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1978-12-16

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by the USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS

USPS
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1978-12-16

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Ken Bieda

Locy Type 2

USS Crommelin
FFG-37

1997-12-23

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Birmingham, AL.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name BIRMINGHAM - USS Birmingham CL-2, USS Birmingham CL-62 and USS Birmingham SSN-695.

Th ships sponsor was Mrs. Maryon Pittman Allen, wife of Senator James Allen.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 <td valign="top">
 <ol>Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine<br/>
-Keel Laid April 26 1975 - Launched October 29 1977<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 26 April 1975 - Launched 29 October 1977<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS BIRMINGHAM SSN-695'''<br>
-Commissioned December 16 1978 - Decommissioned December 22 1997<br/><br/>
+Commissioned 16 December 1978 - Decommissioned 22 December 1997<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register December 22 1997<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 22 December 1997<br/>
-Awaiting disposal through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program<br/>
+Entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 1 October 2012<br/>
-Laid up at Puget Sound, WA
+September 2015, Birmingham's sail was placed on static display at Defense Supply Center Columbus.
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19971223_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19971223_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 47: / Line 47: @@
 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1977-97)</li>
+<li>[[BIRMINGHAM_SSN_695_Covers_Page_1 | USS Birmingham SSN-695 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1975-1997)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 81: / Line 81: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS <br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Newport News VA
+USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Christening Of /<br/>The USS /<br/>Birmingham"<br/><br/>Newport News VA
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--04-26
+-10-29
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19750426_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19771029_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-N/A
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19771029_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Keel Laying, R/S cachet
+Launching and Christening, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_68_USS_Nathan_Hale_ | USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
@@ Line 100: / Line 103: @@
 -04-26
 </td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19750426_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19750426_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kenneth_Bieda_ | Ken Bieda]]
+Keel Laying, R/S cachet
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 111: / Line 114: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Christening Of /<br/>The USS /<br/>Birmingham"<br/><br/>Newport News VA
+USPS <br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Newport News VA
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--10-29
+-04-26
 </td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19771029_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19750426_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Birmingham_SSN695_19771029_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-Launching and Christening, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_68_USS_Nathan_Hale_ | USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS]]
+Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Kenneth_Bieda_ | Ken Bieda]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Birmingham, AL.<br/><br/>
+Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name BIRMINGHAM - [[BIRMINGHAM_CL_2_ | USS Birmingham CL-2]], [[BIRMINGHAM_CL_62_ | USS Birmingham CL-62]] and USS Birmingham SSN-695.<br/><br/>
+Th ships sponsor was Mrs. Maryon Pittman Allen, wife of Senator James Allen.
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