BALTIMORE SSN 704

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.

Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid May 21 1979 - Launched December 13 1980 USS BALTIMORE SSN 704 Commissioned July 24 1982 - Decommissioned July 10 1998 Struck from Naval Register July 10 1998 Awaiting disposal through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program

Naval Covers

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).

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1. Covers Page 1    (1979-98)

 

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.

 

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

No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard

 

Locy Type 2 USS Fulton AS-11

1979-05-21

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington

 

USPS Machine cancel Groton, CT

1980-12-13

Launching

 

USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT

1982-07-24

N/A

Commissioning

 

USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT

1982-07-24

Commissioning

 

USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT

1982-07-24

Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Slogan Machine cancel "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT

1982-07-24

No Image

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2 USS Fulton AS 11

1988-03-12

N/A

Change of Command, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar "Submarine Base Station" Groton, CT

1991-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk VA

1998-07-10

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

 

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