GRAYBACK LPSS 574

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.

Grayback Class Missile Submarine Keel Laid 1 July 1954 - Launched July 2 1957 USS GRAYBACK SSG-574 Commissioned March 7 1958 - Decommissioned May 25 1964 USS GRAYBACK LPSS-574 Converted to Transport Submarine (LPSS) 1968 Recommissioned May 9 1969 - Decommissioned June 16 1984 Sunk as target April 13 1986 near Subic Bay, P.I.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1964-69)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning March 7 1958 to May 25 1964

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel New York NY

1964-03-07

N/A

SSG-574. 6th Anniversary of Commissioning

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2nd Commissioning May 9 1969 to June 16 1984

 

N/A

1969-05-09

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LPSS-574. Insert from the Commanding Officer.

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island CA

1969-05-09

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LPSS-574. First Day of Recommissioning cover from the Commanding Officer.

 

USPO 1-bar Mare Island CA

1969-05-09

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LPSS-574. First Day of Recommissioning, signed by the CO.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Vallejo, CA

1969-07-12

No Image

LPSS-574

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lake herring, a small fish of great commercial importance in the Great Lakes.

 

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