Our Submarine History || Stamp Release Ceremony At Dealey Center || Ron Martini's Role
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
On 14 October 1999 the United States Postal Service released the news that our submarine force is to be honored with a set of stamps.
This is in conjunction with our U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE CENTENNIAL
| U.S. Navy Submarines
These five stamp designs depict different periods in submarine technology and will be available in the first U.S. commemorative prestige booklet, containing text and photographs in addition to the stamps. In 1900, with the purchase of "Holland," the U.S. Navy acquired its first submarine. The S-class submarine shows the change in technology and size that occurred after USS "Holland. " The "Gato" class sub represents the contributions that submarines made to American naval superiority in the Pacific during WWII. "Los Angeles" class attack subs are nuclear powered. The "Ohio" class submarine. 560 feet long with 24 Trident ballistic missiles. represents an ever present deterrent to possible military aggression. Artist Jim Griffiths created an original
painting for each submarine stamp design. |
