JOHN ADAMS SSBN 620

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.

Lafayette Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid May 19 1961 - Launched January 12 1963 USS JOHN ADAMS SSBN 620 Commissioned May 12 1964 - Decommissioned March 24 1989 Struck from Naval Register March 24 1989 Disposed of through NPSSR Program February 12 1996

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1964-1989)

 

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.

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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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH

1964-05-12

No Image

Commissioning, cachet by William F. Luckett

 

USPO Machine Cape Canaveral, FLA

1964-06-23

Missile Test

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH

1964-08-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS HUNLEY AS 31

1966-06-05

Note:

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Sta." Bremerton WA FAKE Postmark

1989-03-24

No Image

Decommissioning, cachet by Ronald Reeves

 

Other Information

NAMESAKES - John Adams (October 19 1735 - July 4 1826) and John Quincy Adams (July 1 1767 - February 12 1848)

 

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