MINNESOTA SSN 783

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.

Virginia Class Attack Submarine Construction began February 2008 - Named "MINNESOTA SSN 783" 15 July 2008 Keel Laid 20 May 2011 - Christened 27 October 2012 Launched 3 November 2012 - Delivered to the US Navy 6 June 2013 USS MINNESOTA SSN 783 Commissioned 7 September 2013

Naval Covers

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1. USS Minnesota SSN-783 Covers Page 1     (2011-2021)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark Keel Laying Authentication Ceremony Station Newport News VA

2011-05-20

Keel Laying, cachetmaker - Unknown

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark Christening Station Newport News VA

2012-10-27

Christening, cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark USS MINNESOTA (SSN-783) Commissioning Sta. Norfolk VA

2013-09-07

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Anniversary Sta." Norfolk VA

2018-09-07

5th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Dennis W. Gill

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the territory, and later state, of Minnesota.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name MINNESOTA - USS Minnesota (1855 Steam Frigate), USS Minnesota BB-22 and USS Minnesota SSN-783.

The ships sponsor is Ellen Roughead, wife of Admiral Gary Roughead, USN, 29th Chief of Naval Operations.

 

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