BLUEBACK SS 581

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.

Barbel Class Submarine Keel Laid 15 April 1957 - Christened & Launched 16 May 1959 USS BLUEBACK SS-581 Commissioned 15 October 1959 - Decommissioned 1 October 1990 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register 30 October 1990 Donated February 1994 to The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, OR Opened to the public 15 May 1994, she is on permanent display as a museum ship

Naval Covers

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1. USS Blueback SS-581 Covers Page 1    (2005-15)

 

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

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)(D1,USS) USS Mount Hood AE 29

1978-06-24

N/A

Open House - Seattle

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Thamespex Station" Waterford CT

2015-10-18

Cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The ship is named after the blueback salmon.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Kenmore McManes, wife of Rear Admiral McManes.

There has been two ships of the US Navy the have borne the name BLUEBACK - USS Blueback SS-326 and USS Blueback SS-581.

 

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