MISSISSIPPI CGN 40
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 Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 22 February 1975 as DLGN-40 Reclassified 30 June 1975 as CGN-40 Launched 31 July 1976 |
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- USS Mississippi DLGN-40 / CGN-40 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.
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existing example.
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Locy Type |
1978-05-15 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1978-08-05 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1978-06-12 |
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Sea Trials, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
1992-05-29 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1993-02-09 |
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"On Piece", from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type F |
1997-07-28 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS Postmark
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USPS Slogan |
1976-07-31 |
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Other Information
USS MISSISSIPPI earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (8 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (6 awards), the US Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon (3 awards), the United Nations Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - The State of Mississippi.
The ships sponsor was Miss. Janet H. Finch, daughter of Governor Charles C. Finch of Mississippi.
Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name MISSISSIPPI - USS Mississippi (1841 Sidewheel Steamer), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41, USS Mississippi CGN-40
and USS Mississippi SSN-782.
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