TEXAS SSN 775
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 12 July 2002 - Christened 31 July 2004 Launched 9 April 2005 |
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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 Texas SSN-775 Covers Page 1 (2002-2016)
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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USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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2002-07-12 |
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Keel Laying
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2004-07-31 |
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Christening, cachet by William Everett, sponsored by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS
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2006-09-09 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Greg Ciesielski
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2011-09-09 |
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5th Anniversary, cachet by Robert Jank
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2016-09-09 |
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10th Anniversary, cachet by Robert Jank
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2021-09-09 |
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15th Anniversary, cachet by Michael Brock
Other Information
NAMESAKE - The state of Texas.
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name TEXAS - USS Texas (Battleship 1895-1911), USS Texas BB-35, USS Texas CGN-39 and USS Texas SSN-775.
One ship of the Condederate Navy was named TEXAS - CSS Texas (Ironclad Ram 1865-67).
The ships sponsor is First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, wife of George W. Bush, Former Governor of Texas, and 43rd President of the United States.
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