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 15 January 1965 - Launched 11 November 1969 USS SAND LANCE SSN-660 Commissioned 25 September 1971 - Decommissioned 7 August 1998 Struck from Naval Register 7 August 1998 Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 April 1998 Scrapping completed 30 August 1999

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sand Lance SSN-660     (1971-1998)

 

Postmarks

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

 

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 S-86a was originally made for the North Pole trip.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}

USS SAND LANCE earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, a Letter of Commendation, the Battle Efficiency "E" Awards Ribbon, Three Engineering "E" Awards, Anti-Submarine Warfare "A" Awards, Communications "C" Award and the Medical "M" Award during her Naval career.

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

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name SAND LANCE - USS Sand Lance SS-381 and USS Sand Lance SSN-660.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas J. McIntyre, wife of Senator Thomas J. McIntyre, New Hampshire

 

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