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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid April 20 1918 - Launched October 10 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS EDWARDS Destroyer No. 265'''<br/>
Commissioned April 24 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS EDWARDS DD-265'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned June 8 1922<br/> 
Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned October 9 1940<br/><br/>
Stricken from Navy Register January 8 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMS BUXTON H-96''' (British Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Great Britain October 9 1940 ([[Famous Fifty|Famous Fifty]]) and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMCS BUXTON H-96''' (Canadian Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Canada 1943<br/><br/>
Broken up for Scrap 1947
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS EDWARDS DD-265_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1939-40)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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 
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning April 24 1919 to June 8 1922</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 18 1939 to October 9 1940</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDC RECD<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-R1<br/>no outer box
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-12-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett edwards dd265 19391218 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett edwards dd265 19391218.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day in Commission 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIFORNIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-02-14
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400214_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400214_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"BALTIMORE /<br/>MD"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-08-17
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett edwards dd265 19400817 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett edwards dd265 19400817.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3 <br/><br/>"NORFOLK /<br/>VA LDPO"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-15
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-15
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9x 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-15
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Edwards_DD265_19400915_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - William W. Edwards, born in Petersburg, Va., was appointed a midshipman September 1 1811. In 1813 he was assigned to ARGUS, and was killed in the action with HMS PELICAN August 14 1813.
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