COLUMBUS SSN 762

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

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USS Columbus SSN-762 Covers Page 1 (1992-2013)

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.

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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
2-2
(USS,FPO AP
96662-2418)

2007-04-18

Note: "Ballot" postmark.

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"10th
Anniversary Station

Groton CT

2003-07-24

10th Anniversary, cachet by Stewart M. Henry

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"15th
Anniversary Sta"

Groton CT

2008-07-24

15th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"20th Anniversary of /
Commissioning Sta."

Groton CT

2013-07-24

20th Anniversary, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"25th
Anniversary Sta."

Groton CT

2018-07-24

25th Anniversary, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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.

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