BARB SSN 596

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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.


    Thresher Class Attack Submarine
    Keel Laid 9 November 1959 - Launched 12 February 1962
    Christened 22 February 1962

  1. USS BARB SSN-596
    Commissioned 24 August 1963 - Decommissioned 20 December 1989

    Struck from Naval Register 20 December 1989
    Scrapped 14 March 1996

Naval Covers

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).

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  1. USS Barb SSN-596 Covers Page 1     (1959-2007)

 

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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image


 

USPS Machine
Postmark

Pascagoula, MS

1963-08-24

N/A

First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2

USS Arkansas
CGN 41

1989-07-04

N/A

4th of July, Serviced by Tom Armstrong
Official Ship Cachets from the USS Barb, USS Arkansas CGN-41 and the USS William H. Bates SSN-680 adorn this cover


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"First East Coast /
Reunion Station"

Pigeon Forge, TN

2007-10-29

Crewmember Reunion, cachet by Michael Brock. Postmark illustration courtesy of Britt V. Meyerhoeffer.


 

USPS Pictorial

"First East Coast Reunion Station"

Pigeon Forge, TN

2007-10-29

N/A

Crewmember Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS BARB earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ two campaign stars and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - a kingfish of the Atlantic coast.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Marjorie Fluckey, wife of Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, CO of the wartime USS Barb SS-220.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BARB - USS Barb SS-220 and USS Barb SSN-596.

 


 

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