BLAKELEY DD 150

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid March 26 1918 - Launched September 19 1918


1. USS BLAKELEY Destroyer No. 150
   Commissioned May 8 1919
   
   
2. USS BLAKELEY DD-150
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 29 1922
   Recommissioned May 1 1930 - Decommissioned January 6 1937
   Recommissioned October 16 1939 and assigned to Neutrality Patrol
   Decommissioned July 21 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945
   Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1921-43)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning May 8 1919 to June 29 1922

 

Locy Type 3s (AC)

1921-09-20

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2nd Commissioning May 1 1930 to January 6 1937

 

Locy Type 3s (BLAKELY)

1931-01-23

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Locy Type 5hks

1932-11-30

Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 5hks

1935-09-19

Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Launching Anniversary, cachet by Clarence E. Reid

 

Locy Type 9v (C, BLAKELY)

1936-10-07

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Locy Type 9v (C, BLAKELY)

1936-10-07

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Locy Type LDC 5hks "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA."

1937-01-06

Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "NAVY YARD / PHILA. PA."

1937-01-06

Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Cachet by Fred Wayman

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3rd Commissioning October 16 1939 to July 21 1945

 

Locy Type FDR RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-109

1939-10-16

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Locy Type FDPS 3 "PHILA--PA / "

1939-11-15

First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
Note: Killer text does not match the USCS Postmark Catalog description.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1939-11-15

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-15

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "BOSTON / MASS"

1940-02-20

Note: Double-strike postmark. The Nov 15 1939 date is the First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1940-08-29

Commissioning of USS Howard DD-179. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

c1941

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Locy Type SLPts(n) (55x3)

1940-10-11

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Other Information

BLAKELEY earned 1 Battle Star for (WWII) service

NAMESAKE - Captain Johnston Blakeley, USN
Blakeley was Commanding Officer of sloop-of-war "WASP" 1814

 

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