MISSISSIPPI CGN 40
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.
Virginia Class Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid February 22 1975 as DLGN Reclassified June 30 1975 Launched July 31 1976 |
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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- Mississippi Covers Page 1 (1975-97)
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.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2 |
1975-02-22
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No Image |
Keel Laying of the USS Mississippi DLGN-40, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
USPS |
1975-02-22
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No Image |
Keel Laying of the USS Mississippi DLGN-40, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher
USPS Slogan |
1976-07-31
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Locy Type |
1978-05-15
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1978-08-05
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Commissioning, cachet by Ken Bieda
Locy Type |
1978-08-05
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Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1978-08-05
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Commissioning, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1978-06-12
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Sea Trials, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1980-02-29
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Decommission of USS Shakori ATF-162, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1992-05-29
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Note:
Locy Type F |
1997-07-28
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type F |
1997-07-31
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Decommissioning. Official Mail envelope
USPS Type 9 |
1996-09-06
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No Image |
Deactivation, cachet by Rich Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Keel Laying Plaque, Ship Photo, Commissioning Booklet, Deactivation Booklet
Other Information
MISSISSIPPI earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal (3) - Armed Forces Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2) - Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon - United Nations Medal - Kwuait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) - Kwuait Liberation Medal (Kwuait).
NAMESAKE - The State of Mississippi
Five ships of the US Navy have been named MISSISSIPPI -
USS Mississippi (1841 Sidewheel Steamer), USS Mississippi BB-23, USS Mississippi BB-41, USS Mississippi CGN-40 and USS Mississippi SSN-782.
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