JOHN F KENNEDY CVN 79
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.
Naming Ceremony 29 May 2011 Keel Laid 22 August 2015 - Launched 29 November 2019 Christened 7 December 2019 |
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- USS John F. Kennedy CVN-79 Covers Page 1 (2015-2019)
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 close-up image and/or an
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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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USPS |
2015-08-22 |
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Keel Laying, Postmark by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Ray Younkins
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USPS |
2019-12-07 |
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Christening, Postmark by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for John Fitzgerald Kennedy, US Navy Veteran and 35th US President. Assassinated on 22 November 1963 in Dallas TX.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name JOHN F. KENNEDY - USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 and USS John F. Kennedy CVN-79.
The ships sponsor is Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. ambassador to Japan.
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