FLORIDA SSGN 728
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.
Keel Laid January 19 1981 - Launched November 14 1981 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1983-2006)
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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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N/A |
Commissioning Invitation with postmark applied.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Cover created by using old nautical maps, this cover is #56 of 100.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Cover created by using old nautical maps, this cover is #28 of 100.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18
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Commissioning, cachet by Robert D. Rawlins & Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
1981-11-14
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Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
1983-01-30
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N/A |
Sea Trials R/S Ship's cachet.
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USPS |
1983-02-24
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N/A |
Sea Trials, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Machine cancel |
1983-02-24
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N/A |
Sea Trials, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
1988-08-21
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N/A |
Missile Firing, cachet by Donald R. Wilson
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USPS Pictorial |
2003-06-18
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20th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type 2 |
2004-04-16
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N/A |
Change of Command, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
2006-04-03
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N/A |
Returning to the Fleet Following Conversion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2006-05-25
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Official Return to Service Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2008-06-18
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler
The date on the pictorial postmark was incorrect by two days, to correct the error, the post office used their Type 9 postmark to reflect the actual date of anniversary.
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USPS Pictorial |
2008-06-18
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Corrected pictorial postmark.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named after the state of Florida.
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