KENTUCKY SSBN 737

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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.

    Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine
    Keel Laid 18 December 1987 - Launched & Christened 11 August 1990

  1. USS KENTUCKY SSBN 737
  2. Commissioned 13 July 1991

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Kentucky SSBN-737 Covers Page 1     (1990-2022)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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

Ship's Postmark


 

Locy Type F

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Tom Armstrong



USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Groton, CT

1990-08-11

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Louisville, KY

1990-08-11

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Lexington, KY

1990-08-11

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS Kentucky
Christening Station"

Frankfort, KY

1990-08-11

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Commissioning Station"

New London CT

1991-07-13

Commissioning, cachet by USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"10th
Anniversary Station"

Groton, CT

2001-07-13

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"15th
Anniversary Station"

Groton, CT

2006-07-13

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


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"20th
Anniversary Station"

Keyport WA

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Tom Armstrong


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"20th
Anniversary Station"

New London CT

2011-07-13

20th Anniversary, cachet by Leonhard Venne


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"25th
Anniversary Sta."

Groton CT

2016-07-13

25th Anniversary, cachet by -

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the 15th state - KENTUCKY

Three ships of the US Navy have been named KENTUCKY - USS Kentucky BB-6, USS Kentucky BB-66 (Cancelled 1947) and USS Kentucky SSBN-737.

One ship of the Confederate Navy has been named KENTUCKY - CSS Kentucky (Transport 1862).

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Carolyn Pennebaker Hopkins, who used a custom blend of Kentucky bourbon whiskey, mixed for the occasion, rather than the traditional bottle of champagne to christen KENTUCKY. Mrs. Hopkins is the wife of Congressman Larry J. Hopkins, Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District.

 


 

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