EDWARDS DD 265

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 April 20 1918 - Launched October 10 1918


1. USS EDWARDS Destroyer No. 265
   Commissioned April 24 1919
   
   
2. USS EDWARDS DD-265
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 8 1922
   Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned October 9 1940
   
   Stricken from Navy Register January 8 1942
   
   
3. HMS BUXTON H-96 (British Naval Service)
   Transferred to Great Britain October 9 1940 (Famous Fifty) and renamed
   
   
4. HMCS BUXTON H-96 (Canadian Naval Service)
   Transferred to Canada 1943
   
   Broken up for Scrap 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1939-40)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning December 18 1939 to October 9 1940

 

Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1 no outer box

1939-12-18

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1940-02-14

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "BALTIMORE / MD"

1940-08-17

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 "NORFOLK / VA LDPO"

1940-09-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type LDPS 9v

1940-09-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type LDPS 9x

1940-09-15

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

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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