LAPON SSN 661

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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.

    Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine
    Keel Laid 27 July 1965 - Launched 16 December 1966

  1. USS LAPON SSN-661
    Commissioned 14 December 1967 - Decommissioned 8 August 1992

    Struck from the Naval Register 8 August 1992
    Disposed of through NPSSR Program 25 January 1997

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Lapon SSN-661 Covers Page 1     (1965-1985)

 

Postmarks

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


 

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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
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Postmark Image
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USPO
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1965-07-26

N/A

Keel Laid, cachet by Morris W. Beck


 

USPO Duplex

Newport News VA

1966-12-16

N/A

Launching, cachet by Newport News Shipbuilding


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1966-12-16

N/A

Launching, cachet sponsored by the USS Cleveland Chapter No. 25, USCS


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1967-12-14

N/A

Commissioning, cachet sponsored by the USS Cleveland Chapter No. 25, USCS


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1967-12-14

N/A

Commissioning, cachet sponsored by the USS Cleveland Chapter No. 25, USCS


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Newport News VA

1967-12-14

N/A

Commissioning, cachet sponsored by the Newport News Shipbuilding


 

USPS 4-bar

Newport News VA

1982-12-14

N/A

15th Anniversary. Cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name LAPON - USS Lapon SS-260 and USS Lapon SSN-661.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Charles D. Griffin, wife of Admiral Charles D. Griffin (1906–1996)

 


 

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