TRIESTE
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.
Built - Launched August 26 1953 Sold to the US Navy in 1958 Preserved as an exhibit in the U.S. Navy Museum |
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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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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 (2010)
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.
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Becky Alexander. Note the Zazzle stamp showing the Bathyscaphe Trieste.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Becky Alexander. Note the Zazzle stamp showing the Bathyscaphe Trieste.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Mike Hebert
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Phil Edwards
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth.
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USPS Pictorial |
2010-01-23 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for where she was built. The Free Territory of Trieste on the border between Italy and Yugoslavia.
On January 23, 1960, TRIESTE reached the ocean floor in the Challenger Deep (the deepest southern part of the Mariana Trench), carrying Jacques Piccard (son of Auguste) and Lieutenant Don Walsh, USN. This was the first time a vessel, manned or unmanned, had reached the deepest point in the Earth's oceans. The onboard systems indicated a depth of 11,521 metres (37,799 ft), although this was later revised to 10,916 metres (35,814 ft) and more accurate measurements made in 1995 have found the Challenger Deep to be slightly shallower, at 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).
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