COLUMBUS SSN 762: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS COLUMBUS SSN 762
Commissioned 24 July 1993

Naval Covers

"To see the corresponding covers, please click this link to be redirected to the ships cover page."

USS Columbus SSN-762 Covers Page 1 (1992-2007)

Postmarks

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 image of the cover in the Ship's Cover page section showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.

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

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

Locy Type F

"CHRISTENED /
AND /
LAUNCHED"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-91

1992-08-01

Ship Launching.

Locy Type
11-2
(USS,FPO AP
96662-2418)

2007-04-18

Note:

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Columbus, Ohio.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named COLUMBUS. The first two after the explorer Christopher Columbus and the other two after Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state.

USS Columbus (24-gun armed ship 1775), USS Columbus (74-gun ship of the line 1819)
USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 and USS Columbus SSN-762.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Margaret DeMars.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 Los Angeles Class Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine<br/>
-Keel Laid January 9 1991 - Launched August 1 1992<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 9 January 1991 - Launched 1 August 1992<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS COLUMBUS SSN-762'''<br/>Commissioned July 24 1993
+<li>'''USS COLUMBUS SSN 762'''<br/>Commissioned 24 July 1993
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+Locy Type F<br/><br/>"CHRISTENED /<br/>AND /<br/>LAUNCHED"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-91
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 '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Columbus, Ohio.<br/><br/>Four ships of the US Navy have been named COLUMBUS. The first two after the explorer Christopher Columbus and the other two after Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state.<br/><br/>
 USS Columbus (24-gun armed ship 1775), USS Columbus (74-gun ship of the line 1819)<br/>
-[[COLUMBUS_CG_12_ | USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12]] and USS Columbus SSN-762
+[[COLUMBUS_CG_12_ | USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12]] and USS Columbus SSN-762.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor is Mrs. Margaret DeMars.
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