NEW MEXICO SSN 779

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.

Virginia Class (Block II) Attack Submarine Keel Laid 12 April 2008 - Christening 13 December 2008 Launched 18 January 2009 - US Navy acceptance 29 December 2009 USS NEW MEXICO SSN-779 Commissioned 27 March 2010

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS New Mexico SSN 779 Covers Page 1     (2008-2020)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Newport News Station" Newport News VA

2008-04-12

Keel Laying, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Newport News Station" Newport News VA

2008-12-13

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Day Station" Norfolk VA

2010-03-27

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS New Mexico Station" Santa Fe NM

2012-01-06

USS New Mexico celebrates the Centennial of New Mexico, signed by the CO. This is also a First Day Cover of the New Mexico Centennial Stamp.
Cachet sponsored by the USS New Mexico.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "5th Anniversary Station" Norfolk VA

2015-03-27

Postmark and cachet designed by Wolfgang Hechler

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "10th Anniversary Sta." Norfolk VA

2020-03-27

Postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of the state of New Mexico.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name NEW MEXICO - USS New Mexico BB-40 and USS New Mexico SSN-779.

The ships sponsor is Cindy Giambastiani, wife of Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, the seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007.

 

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