JOHN MARSHALL SSN 611

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 JOHN MARSHALL SSBN 611
Commissioned May 21 1962
USS JOHN MARSHALL SSN 611
Redesignated Attack Submarine (SSN) May 1 1981
Decommissioned July 22 1992

Struck from Naval Register July 22 1992
Disposed of through NPSSRP March 29 1993

Naval Covers

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John Marshall Covers Page 1 (1962-1992)

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.

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

No Postal Facilities - No Postmarks Reported

USPO Slogan
Machine cancel

Newport News, VA

1962-01-23

Sea Trials, cachet by Alton (Budd) M. Arrington

USPO Slogan
Machine cancel

Newport News, VA

1962-05-21

N/A

Commissioning, cachet by Joachim Dill

Locy Type
2(n+)

USS HUNLEY
AS 31

1966-01-13

SSBN 611. Official Ship's cachet

USPS Type 9

"Naval Base Branch"

Bremerton, WA

1992-07-22

N/A

SS 611. Decommissioning at Puget Sound Navy Yard
Ship's cover and sticker used a cachet by Tom Armstrong. Green Puget Sound Navy Yard marking and ship's sticker complete this penalty cover.

Locy Type
2-1n
USS TEXAS
CGN 39

Locy Type 9-1(n+)
USS CALIFORNIA
CGN 36
USS TRUXTUN
CGN 35

Locy Type Meters
USS NIMITZ
CVN 68
USS CARL VINSON
CVN 70

1992-07-22

N/A

SS 611. Decommissioning at Puget Sound Navy Yard
Ship's cover used as a cachet by Tom Armstrong. Green Puget Sound Navy Yard marking along with postmarks from the USS Truxtun CGN-35, USS California CGN-36 and USS Texas CGN-39 along with Official Meter strips from the USS Nimitz CVN-68 and USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 and the signature of the last Commanding Officer completes this penalty cover.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - John Marshall (September 24 1775 - July 6 1835)
Chief Justice of the United States and principal founder of American constitutional law.

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