NATHANAEL GREENE SSBN 636

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.

Lafayette Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid May 21 1962 - Launched May 12 1964 USS NATHANAEL GREENE SSBN-636 Commissioned December 19 1964 - Decommissioned December 15 1986 Struck from Naval Register January 31 1987 Disposed of through the NPS&SR Program October 20 2000

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1964-65)

 

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

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No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Onboard

 

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

1964-05-12

N/A

Launching, 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 Br." Portsmouth NH

1964-05-12

Launching, cachet by PNS Development Association

 

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

1964-05-12

N/A

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

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

1964-12-19

N/A

First Day of Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS SIMON LAKE AS-33

1965-08-31

First Blue Patrol

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USS HOLLAND AS-32

1965-12-01

First Gold Patrol

 

Locy Type 9-1 USS Fulton AS-11

1984-12-19

N?A

20th Anniversary, cachet artist Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 Norfolk, VA

1986-12-15

N/A

Decommissioning

 

USPS CDS Norfolk, VA

1986-12-15

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS CDS Norfolk, VA

1986-12-15

N/A

Decommissioning, cachet by Alton M. (Budd) Arrington, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene of The Continental Army

 

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