IOWA SSN 797

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 (Block IV) Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Naming Ceremony by SecNav Ray Mabus 2 September 2015 Keel Authentication Ceremony 20 August 2019 - Christened 3 September 2022 (cancelled) Christened 17 June 2023 - Launched TBD Delivered to the US Navy 18 December 2024 USS IOWA SSN-797 Commissioned TBD

Naval Covers

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1. USS Iowa SSN-797 Covers Page 1    (Date)

 

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.

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

 

USPS 4-bar Cancel North Kingstown RI

2019-08-20

N/A

Keel Authentication Ceremony, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Iowa.

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name IOWA - USS Iowa BB-4, USS Iowa BB-53 (Cancelled), USS Iowa BB-61 and USS Iowa SSN-797.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Christie Vilsack, an Iowa native and lifelong educator.

 

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