JOHN D EDWARDS DD 216

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 May 21 1919 - Launched October 18 1919


1. USS STEWART Destroyer No. 216
Commissioned April 6 1920


2. USS STEWART DD-216
Designated (DD) July 17 1920


3. USS JOHN D. EDWARDS DD-216
Renamed November 17 1921
Decommissioned July 18 1945
Stricken August 13 1945

Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1931-43)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 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 known usage.

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

 

Locy Type 3

1934-03-13

Official Business

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "MANILA / P.I."

1938-07-04

Cachet by John Coulthard

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) (J.D.) "MANILA / P.I."

1940-04-03

A plethora of markings!

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) (J.D.) "ASIATIC / STATION"

1940-10-02

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks

1934-04-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 5hks "MANILA / P.I."

1936-06-01

"Double Dragon" cachet

 

Locy Type 9u

1934-07-30

Cachet by

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-04-03

A plethora of markings!

 

Locy Type SLKb (37x6) "USS JD.EDWARDS" in box

1940-04-03

A plethora of markings!

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z1

1940-04-03

Killers off cover at right

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-10-18

FAKE postmark, cachet by Hobby Shop

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - John Davis Edwards, USN (August 2 1885 - October 9 1918)
Edwards was appointed Machinist in the U.S. Navy December 31 1908. During World War I, Lt. Edwards was assigned to Destroyer USS SHAW DD 68 in British waters. While escorting troopship HMS AQUITANIA into Southampton, England, the ships collided. Lt. Edwards, as one of 12 men who lost their lives, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

 

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