CHICAGO SSN 721
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.
Keel Laid 5 January 1983 - Launched 13 October 1984 |
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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 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).
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.
- USS Chicago SSN 721 Covers Page 1 (1983-2016)
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.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Slogan |
1984-10-13 |
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Launching, cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS
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USPS |
2001-09-27 |
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15th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2006-09-27 |
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20th Anniversary, cachet by Greg Ciesielski
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USPS |
2011-09-27 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Robert Jank
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USPS |
2016-09-27 |
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30th Anniversary, cachet by Donald Lawson
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USPS |
2021-09-27 |
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35th Anniversary, cachet by Michael Brock
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Chicago, Illinois
Four United States Navy ships have been named Chicago, USS Chicago IX-5, USS Chicago CA-29, USS Chicago CG-11 and USS Chicago SSN-721.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Vicki Ann Paisley, wife of Melvyn R. Paisley assistant Secretary of the Navy.
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