RHODE ISLAND SSBN 740

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 Ballistic Missile Submarine Keel Laid 15 September 1988 - Christened & Launched 17 July 1993 USS RHODE ISLAND SSBN 740 Commissioned 9 July 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Rhode Island SSBN-740 Covers Page 1    (1993-2003)
2. USS Rhode Island SSBN-740 Covers Page 2    (2004-2021)

 

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 "Christening (Sta)" Groton CT

1993-07-17

Christening, cachet by the USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark (Black Ink) "USS Rhode Island Sta" Groton CT

1994-07-09

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark (Red Ink) "USS Rhode Island Sta" Newport, RI

1994-07-09

Commissioning, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Station" Providence, RI

1994-07-09

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

 

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

2004-07-09

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

 

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

2009-07-09

15th Anniversary, cachet by -

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "20th Anniversary Sta." Groton, CT

2014-07-09

20th Anniversary, postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Greytcovers

 

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

2019-07-09

25th Anniversary, postmark created by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of the 13th state - RHODE ISLAND.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name RHODE ISLAND - USS Rhode Island (Wooden sidewheel steamer 1861), USS Rhode Island BB 17, USS Rhode Island SSBN-730 (Keel Laid as RI, renamed Senator Henry M. Jackson)
and USS Rhode Island SSBN 740.

There was also a freighter, SS Rhode Island, 1917-1954.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Kati Machtley, wife of Congressman Ronald K. Machtley, RI 1st District.

 

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