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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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Los Angeles Class Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 24 October 1986 - Launched 12 November 1988<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MIAMI SSN 755'''<br/>
Commissioned 30 June 1990 - Decommissioned 28 March 2014
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[[Image:Miami_SSN755_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
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<li>[[MIAMI_SSN_755_Covers_Page_1 | USS Miami SSN-755 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1988 - 2014)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Tenth Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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2000-06-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20000630_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20000630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 10th Anniversary]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"15th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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2005-06-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20050630_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20050630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 15th Anniversary]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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2010-06-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20100630_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20100630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 20th Anniversary]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Deactivation Station"<br/><br/>Portsmouth NH
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2014-03-28</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20140328_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Miami_SSN755_20140328_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Deactivation, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
There have been three ships of the US Navy that have borne the name MIAMI - USS Miami (1861 Side-wheel Steam Gunboat), [[MIAMI_CL_89_ | USS Miami CL-89]] and USS Miami SSN-755.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Jane P. Wilkinson.
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