BARB SSN 596
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.
Thresher Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid 9 November 1959 - Launched 12 February 1962 Christened 22 February 1962 |
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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 Barb SSN-596 Covers Page 1 (1959-2007)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPS Machine |
1963-08-24 |
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N/A |
First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck
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Locy Type |
1989-07-04 |
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N/A |
4th of July, Serviced by Tom Armstrong
Official Ship Cachets from the USS Barb, USS Arkansas CGN-41 and the USS William H. Bates SSN-680 adorn this cover
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USPS |
2007-10-29 |
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Crewmember Reunion, cachet by Michael Brock. Postmark illustration courtesy of Britt V. Meyerhoeffer.
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-10-29 |
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N/A |
Crewmember Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS BARB earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ two campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - a kingfish of the Atlantic coast.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Marjorie Fluckey, wife of Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, CO of the wartime USS Barb SS-220.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BARB - USS Barb SS-220 and USS Barb SSN-596.
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