TENNESSEE SSBN 734

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.

Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 9 June 1986 - Launched 13 December 1986 USS TENNESSEE SSBN-734 Commissioned 17 December 1988

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1     (1986-2018)

 

Postmarks

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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

 

USPS Machine Postmark New London, CT

1988-12-17

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2003-12-17

15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by -

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2008-12-17

20th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2013-12-17

25th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Robert Jank

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "30th Anniversary Sta." Groton, CT

2018-12-17

30th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark and cachet designed by Wolfgang Hechler.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the State of Tennessee.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named TENNESSEE - USS Tennessee (Frigate 1865 ex-CSS), USS Tennessee ACR-10, USS Tennessee BB-43 and USS Tennessee SSBN-734.

Three ships of the Confederate States Navy have been named TENNESSEE - CSS Tennessee (Ironclad ram 1862), CSS Tennessee (Frigate 1862), CSS Tennessee (Ironclad 1863).

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Landess Kelso, wife of Adm. Frank B. Kelso, II, (USN, Ret.). Mrs. Kelso died on July 27, 2012.

 

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