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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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Virginia Class Nuclear Powered Guided Missile Cruiser<br/><br />
Keel Laid August 19 1972 as DLGN-38<br/><br />
Launched December 14 1974<br/><br />
Reclassified June 30 1975<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''USS VIRGINIA CGN-38'''<br/><br />
Commissioned September 11 1976 - Decommissioned November 10 1994<br/><br/><br />
Striken November 10 1994<br/><br />
Scrapping completed September 11 2002<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_1_Patch.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]<br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, <br />
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should <br />
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<li>[[Virginia_CGN_38_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1976-2002)</li><br />
</ol><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry <br />
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks <br />
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark <br />
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest <br />
known usage.<br />
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text<br />
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th><br />
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2t(nu)<br />
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1976-09-11<br />
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1976-09-11<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19760911_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19760911_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19<br />
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1988-07-18<br />
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1988-07-18<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19880718_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19880718_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Statehood<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1988-10-22<br />
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1988-10-22<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19881022_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19881022_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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[[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1990-01-16<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1990-01-16<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900116_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900116_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Official Ship Mail<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1990-07-09<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1990-07-09<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900709_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900709_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
[[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1991-12-07<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1991-12-07<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19911207_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19911207_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Pearl Harbor Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_H_Hall_ | Richard H. Hall]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>V-19a<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1994-11-09<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1994-11-09<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941109_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Official Ship Cachet on a USS Virginia postcard<br />
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Locy Type<br/>9(n+u) (USS) <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1990-07-09<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1990-07-09<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900709_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19900709_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
[[Cachet_Maker_Gary_R_Rogak_ | Gary R. Rogak]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>9(n+u) (USS) <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1991-12-07<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1991-12-07<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19911207_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19911207_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Pearl Harbor Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_H_Hall_ | Richard H. Hall]]<br />
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Locy Type<br/>9(n+u) (USS)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1994-11-09<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1994-11-09<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941109_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Official Ship Cachet on a USS Virginia postcard<br />
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1994-11-10<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1994-11-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941116_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941116_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]]<br />
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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1994-11-10<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1994-11-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941116_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_19941116_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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Locy Type 11<br/><br/>[[CARL_VINSON_CVN_70_ | USS Carl Vinson<br/>CVN-70]]<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
2002-09-11<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
2002-09-11<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_CarlVinson_CVN68_20020911_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_CarlVinson_CVN70_20020911_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Scrapping is completed of the USS Virginia CGN-38. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tom_Armstrong_ | Tom Armstrong]]<br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_1_Plaque.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1976-09-11<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1994-11-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="100"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_1_Bklt.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="200"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Virginia_CGN38_2_Bklt.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Keel Plaque, Keel Laying Booklet and Launching Booklet<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
VIRGINIA earned the following awards during her Naval career - Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (3) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon.<br/><br/><br />
'''NAMESAKE''' - The state of Virginia, the tenth State of the Union.<br/><br/><br />
Ten US Navy ships have borne the name VIRGINIA - USS Virginia (28-gun sailing frigate 1776), USS Virginia (14-gun revenue cutter 1797), USS Virginia (74-gun ship of the line 1818), USS Virginia (blockade runner 1863), USS Virginia BB-13, USS Virginia SP-274, USS Virginia SP-746, USS Virginia SP-1965, USS Virginia CGN-38 and USS Virginia SSN-774. <br />
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