TENNESSEE SSBN 734 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 19:27, 1 December 2025

2025-12-01T19:27:24Z

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	<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-~~2020~~)</li>		<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-2022)</li>
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GregCiesielski at 16:13, 21 November 2020

2020-11-21T16:13:31Z

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	<ol>Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>		<ol>Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
	Keel Laid 9 June 1986 - Launched 13 December 1986<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 9 June 1986 - Launched 13 December 1986<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS TENNESSEE SSBN-734'''<br/>		<li>'''USS TENNESSEE SSBN-734'''</li>
	Commissioned 17 December 1988		Commissioned 17 December 1988
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	<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-~~2018~~)</li>		<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-2020)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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GregCiesielski: Added one postmark/cover

2019-01-13T01:51:56Z

Added one postmark/cover

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			<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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	[[Image:JohnGermann_Tennessee_SSBN734_19881217_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Tennessee_SSBN734_19881217_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			N/A
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	Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_68_USS_Nathan_Hale_ \| USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS]]		Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_68_USS_Nathan_Hale_ \| USS Nathan Hale Chapter No. 68, USCS]]
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	~~<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>~~
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	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"15th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"15th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"25th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"25th Anniversary<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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	25th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark designed by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ \| Wolfgang Hechler]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_Jank_ \| Robert Jank]]		25th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark designed by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ \| Wolfgang Hechler]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Robert_Jank_ \| Robert Jank]]
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			USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"30th Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Groton, CT
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			2018-12-17
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_20181217_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_20181217_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			30th Anniversary of Commissioning, postmark and cachet designed by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ \| Wolfgang Hechler]].
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GregCiesielski at 01:46, 4 December 2018

2018-12-04T01:46:41Z

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	<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-~~2013~~)</li>		<li>[[TENNESSEE_SSBN_734_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Tennessee SSBN-734 Covers Page 1]]     (1986-2018)</li>
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GregCiesielski: Reorganized the ships postmark page and added two postmarks/covers

2015-11-01T15:32:23Z

Reorganized the ships postmark page and added two postmarks/covers

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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2010-09-05T22:47:52Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid June 9 1986 - Launched December 13 1986<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TENNESSEE SSBN-734'''<br/>
Commissioned December 17 1988
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_19861213_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (1986-2008)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>
<h4>No Postmarks Reported - No Postal Facilities Aboard</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>Groton, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1986-12-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tenessee_SSBN734_19861213_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Christening_ | Christening]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2<br/><br/>[[FULTON_AS_11_ | USS Fulton<br/>AS-11]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1988-11-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_19881118_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Delivered to the US Navy Today, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>New London, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1988-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett tennessee ssbn734 19881217.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tennessee ssbn734 19881217 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Commissioning




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Kings Bay GA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1992-04-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_19920425_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_19920425_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ceremony for the 3000th Strategic Deterrent Patrol. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Terrance_Holmes_ |Terrance Holmes]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>"King's Bay Branch"<br/><br/>St. Mary's, GA
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1995-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_19951027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
Change of Command (Blue Crew), cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2008-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_20081217_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_20081217_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
20th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"20th Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Groton, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2008-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tennessee_SSBN734_20081217_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
20th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_E_Lowe_ | William E. Lowe]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the State of Tennessee.<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have been named TENNESSEE - USS Tennessee (Frigate 1865 ex-CSS), USS Tennessee ACR-10, USS Tennessee BB-43 and USS Tennessee SSBN-734.<br/><br/>
Three ships of the Confederate States Navy have been named TENNESSEE - CSS Tennessee (Ironclad ram 1862), CSS Tennessee (Frigate 1862), CSS Tennessee (Ironclad 1863).



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