STURGEON SSN 637

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.

Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid 10 August 1963 - Launched 26 February 1966 USS STURGEON SSN-637 Commissioned 3 March 1967 - Decommissioned 1 August 1994 Struck from the Naval Register 1 August 1994 Disposed by the NPSSR Program 11 December 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sturgeon SSN-637 Covers Page 1    (1963-1994)

 

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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NO POSTMARKS REPORTED - NO POSTAL FACILITIES ABOARD

 

USPO Duplex Groton CT

1963-08-10

N/A

Keel Laying. Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPO Machine Cancel Groton CT

1966-02-26

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Launching. Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPO Machine Postmark Groton, CT Submarine Base Station

1967-03-03

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by cachet by Eugene O. Wright, sponsored by the Dynamic Philatelic Society

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Groton CT

1983-03-03

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15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS.

 

Locy Type F (F-57) USS Frank Cable AS-40

1994-01-14

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Inactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No.4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Branch" Bremerton WA

1994-08-01

Decommissioning, cover by Tom Armstrong

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Branch" Bremerton WA

1994-10-18

N/A

Scrapping program is started for the USS Swordfish SSN-579, USS Seadragon SSN-584, USS Sturgeon SSN-637, USS Francis Scott Key SSBN-657 and USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton WA. Cover created by Tom Armstrong

 

Other Information

USS STURGEON earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards) and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A large, bony-plated fish with an elongated body. It is found in both fresh and salt water, especially in the North Temperate Zone, and is an important source of caviar and isinglass.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name STURGEON - USS Sturgeon SS-25, USS Sturgeon SS-187 and USS Sturgeon SSN-637.

One cutter of the US Coast Guard has borne the name STURGEON - USCGC Sturgeon WPB-87336

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Everett Dirksen, the wife of United States Senator Everett Dirksen (1896-1969) of Illinois.

 

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