COLUMBIA SSN 771

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.

Los Angeles Class (Improved) Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine Keel Laid 21 April 1993 - Launched 24 September 1994 USS COLUMBIA SSN-771 Commissioned 9 October 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Columbia SSN-771 Covers Page 1    (1994-2021)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS COLUMBIA SSN 771 Sta." Groton, CT

1994-09-24

Cachet by David A. Kent

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Groton, CT

1995-10-09

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Columbia, MO

1995-10-09

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Commissioning Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2000-10-09

5th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "10th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2005-10-09

10th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Station" Groton, CT

2010-10-09

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "15th Anniversary Homeport Station" Pearl Harbor HI

2010-10-09

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary / Station" Groton, CT

2015-10-09

20th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "25th Anniversary Sta." Groton, CT

2020-10-09

25th Anniversary, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by Greytcovers (Bill Wladyka)

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Ships Marking

 

Ships Marking

1994-09-24

Christening marking from a stuffer card. Received 14 April 2021 by Foster E. Miller, III.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the cities of Columbia in South Carolina, Missouri and Illinois.

The ships sponsor is Hillary Clinton, wife of President William J. Clinton.

 

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