FLORIDA SSGN 728
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 4 July 1976 - Named "FLORIDA" 19 January 1981 Launched 14 November 1981 Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Submarine |
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- USS Florida SSBN / SSGN-728 Covers Page 1 (1983-2020)
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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Ship Postmarks
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLACK ink.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18 |
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Commissioning, Cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. PURPLE ink.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. RED ink.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18 |
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Commissioning, Cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. TEAL ink.
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Locy Type F |
1983-06-18 |
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Commissioning, Invitation cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. BLUE ink.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
2003-06-18 |
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20th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2006-05-25 |
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Official Return to Service Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2008-06-16 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Wolfgang Hechler
The date on the pictorial postmark was incorrect by two days. To correct the error, the post office used their Type 9 postmark to reflect the actual date of anniversary.
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USPS |
2008-06-18 |
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25th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Corrected pictorial postmark.
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2013-06-18 |
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30th Anniversary, cachet by Leonhard Venne
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2018-06-18 |
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35th Anniversary, postmark and cachet by Wolfgang Hechler
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named after the 27th state - FLORIDA.
There has been six US Navy ships that have borne the name FLORIDA - USS Florida (Sloop 1824); USS Florida (Steamboat 1850); USS Florida (Screw Frigate 1869); USS Florida BM-9; USS Florida BB-30 and USS Florida SSBN/SSGN-728.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Marcia M. Carlucci.
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