PUFFER SSN 652

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 8 February 1965 - Launched 30 March 1968 USS PUFFER SSN-652 Commissioned 9 August 1969 - Decommissioned 12 July 1997 Struck from Naval Register 12 July 1996 Disposed of 28 March 1997 through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA

Naval Covers

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1. USS Puffer SSN-652 Covers Page 1     (1969-1997)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Postmark Pascagoula, MS

1969-08-09

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

 

USPS 4-bar Pascagoula, MS

1984-08-09

N/A

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

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Station" San Diego, CA

1995-09-08

N/A

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

 

Locy Type 9 USS Nimitz CVN-68

1996-07-12

N/A

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

 

Locy Type 2 USS CALIFORNIA CGN-36

1997-02-05

Scrapping is completed at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton WA on the USS Dace SSN-607, USS Whale SSN-638, USS Puffer SSN-652 and the USS Bergall SSN-667
Cachet by Tom Armstrong

 

Other Information

USS PUFFER earned four Navy Unit Commendation Ribbons, four Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons and three Battle "E" Ribbons during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A fish that fills its body with air.

Two Submarines of the US Navy have borne the name PUFFER - USS Puffer SS-268 and USS Puffer SSN-652.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Grace Colwell.

 

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