HOUSTON SSN 713
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 Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Keel Laid 29 January 1979 - Launched & Christened 21 March 1981 |
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- USS Houston SSN-713 Covers Page 1 (1981-2017)
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.
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existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Ship Postmarks
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Locy Type F |
1983-10-10 |
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Columbus Day. Official Ship's Cachet
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Slogan |
1981-03-21 |
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Launching, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2002-09-25 |
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20th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2007-09-25 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2012-09-25 |
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30th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
2016-08-26 |
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Inactivation, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Neal J. Mills
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Houston, Texas
USS Houston earned two Navy Unit Commendations Ribbons, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.
The ships sponsor is Barbara Bush, wife of then Vice-President of the United States George H. W. Bush.
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