REID DD 292

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 9 September 1919 as STEWART
Renamed 7 October 1919
Launched 15 October 1919


1. USS REID Destroyer No. 292
   Commissioned 3 December 1919
   
   
2. USS REID DD-292
   Designated (DD) 17 July 1920
   Decommissioned 1 May 1930
   
   Struck from Naval Register 22 October 1930
   Sold 17 January 1931 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Reid DD-292 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3r (A)(D1)

1928-08-27

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Locy Type 3r (A)(D1)

1928-09-02

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Locy Type 5s

1929-09-30

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Samuel Chester Reid, USN (August 24 1783 – January 28 1861)
Reid entered the Navy in 1794. He served in CONSTELLATION with Commodore Thomas Truxtun and in 1803 became master of the brig MERCHANT. During the War of 1812 he commanded the privateer GENERAL ARMSTRONG and at Fayal, Azores, in 1814 engaged gunboats from British men-of-war en route to Jamaica and New Orleans, Louisiana. Although eventually forced to scuttle and abandon his ship, Reid's action delayed the British squadron and aided General Jackson's defense of New Orleans.
He was appointed master in the Navy in 1844 and died at New York January 28 1861

Four ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS REID Destroyer No. 21, USS REID DD-292, USS REID DD-369 and USS REID FFG-30.

 

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