GEORGE BANCROFT SSBN 643

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.

Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid August 24 1963 - Launched March 20 1965 USS GEORGE BANCROFT SSBN-643 Commissioned January 22 1966 - Decommissioned September 21 1993 Struck from Naval Register September 21 1993 Disposed of through NPSSRP March 30 1998

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1966)

 

Postmarks

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

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS CANOPUS AS-34

1966-07-27

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USPS Slogan Machine Cancel "SUBMARINE BASE STA." Groton, CT

1971-02-09

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USPS CDS "Rivers Annex Br." Charleston, SC

1979-04-12

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USPS 4-bar "Submarine Base Sta." Groton CT

1981-01-22

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15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - George Bancroft (October 3 1800 – January 17 1891)
Bancroft was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845.

 

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