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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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<ol>Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 25 January 1980 - Launched 8 May 1982<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BUFFALO SSN 715'''<br/>
Commissioned 5 November 1983<br/>Inactivation Ceremony 13 July 2018<br/>Decommissioned 30 January 2019
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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>[[BUFFALO_SSN_715_Covers_Page_1 | USS Buffalo SSN-715 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1980-2018)</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>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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USPS Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"CHRISTENING OF /<br/>THE USS /<br/>BUFFALO"<br/><br/>Newport News, VA
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1982-05-08
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Launching, cachet by Newport News Shipbuilding
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"20th<br/>Anniversary Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2003-11-05
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20th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"25th<br/>Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2008-11-05
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25th Anniversary, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dieter_Lange_ | Dieter Lange]]
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"30th<br/>Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2013-11-05
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30th Anniversary, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"35th<br/>Anniversary Sta."<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2018-11-05
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35th Anniversary, postmark designed by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ | Michael Brock]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS BUFFALO earned the the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Buffalo, New York<br/><br/>
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name BUFFALO - USS Buffalo (1892 Auxiliary Cruiser), USS Buffalo CL-110 (Cancelled before Launching) and USS Buffalo SSN-715.<br/><br/> 
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Joanne Kemp, wife of former Buffalo Bills quarterback and New York's 31st congressional district representative Jack Kemp, who was credited with winning approval to name the ship after the city in his district.
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