GRAYLING SSN 646

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.

Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine Keel Laid May 12 1965 - Launched June 22 1967 USS GRAYLING SSN-646 Commissioned October 11 1969 - Decommissioned July 18 1997 Struck from the Naval Register July 18 1997 Scrapping completed March 31 1998

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-29 (other dates 1992-94)

1994-10-11 to 1994-10-11

25th Anniversary

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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Br." Portsmouth NH

1964-05-12

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by William F. Luckett. Cachet celebrates the Commissioning of the USS John Adams SSBN-620, the Launching of USS Nathanael Greene SSBN-636 and the Keel Laying of USS Grayling SSN-646.

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Branch" Portsmouth, NH

1967-06-22 to 1967-06-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Naval Base Branch" Portsmouth, NH

1967-06-22 to 1967-06-22

N/A

Launching, cachet by USS Cleveland Chapter No. 25, USCS

 

USPO Machine Postmark Portsmouth, NH

1969-10-11

Commissioning

 

USPS CDS "Naval Base Branch" Portsmouth, NH

1984-10-11 to 1984-10-11

N/A

15th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40

1995-03-29 to 1995-03-29

N/A

USS GRAYLING Change of Command, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS CDS "Submarine Base Branch" Groton, CT

1996-12-10 to 1996-12-10

N/A

Deactivation Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A fresh water game fish closely related to the trout.

There have been five ships in the US Navy named GRAYLING - USS Grayling SS-18, USS Grayling SP-1259, USS Grayling SP-289, USS Grayling SS-209 and USS Grayling SSN-646.
GRAYLING was also assigned to SS-492 on August 29 1944, but the submarine was canceled August 12 1945 prior to construction.

 

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