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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.
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Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 13 May 1919 - Launched 19 September 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROBERT SMITH DD-324'''<br/>
Commissioned 17 March 1921 - Decommissioned 1 March 1930<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 12 July 1930<br/>
Sold 1931 and broken up for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS ROBERT SMITH DD-324_Covers_Page_1 | USS Robert Smith DD-324 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1929)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
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Locy Type<br/>3s (AC) 
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1929-04-22
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[[Image:JonBurdett robertsmith dd324 19290422 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3s (AC)<br/>(used after POD)
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1930-04-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_RobertSmith_DD324_19300430_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Post office discontinued February 28 1930
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Locy Type<br/>9 (C)
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1930-05-19
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Used after the Post Office was discontinued February 28 1930 and also after the decommissioning.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Robert Smith (3 November 1757 - 26 November 1842).<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smith served in the Continental Army during the American War of Independence.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Following graduation from Princeton in 1781, he practiced law and was active in Maryland politics during the next two decades. On July 27 1801, Robert Smith became Secretary of the Navy in the Jefferson Administration. He held that position throughout the 1801-05 war with Tripoli. In 1809, Smith left his Navy post to become Secretary of State, remaining in that office until April 1811. He thereafter was active in Maryland affairs. 
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