FAIRFAX DD 93
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.
Keel Laid 10 July 1917 at Mare Island Navy Yard Launched 15 December 1917 Placed into reserve at Philadelphia in 1919 Decommissioned 19 June 1922 Recommissioned 1 May 1930 - Decommissioned 26 November 1940 Stricken from Naval Register 8 January 1941 Loaned to Royal Canadian Navy August 1943 - December 1943 Broken up for scrap 1949 |
 RAdm Donald M. Fairfax, USN |
Conflicting History Data
NavSource says the ship was called Zhguchiy (Rus: Жгучий)
during its Soviet Union Naval Service.
Wikipedia says the name was: Zhivuchy (Rus: Живучий) (alt: Zhivuchiy).
Wikipedia says Zhguchiy was used for USS TWIGGS DD-127.
The NavSource page for USS TWIGGS DD-127 agrees with Wikipedia
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- USS Fairfax DD-93 Covers Page 1 (1930-1937)
Postmarks
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2nd Commissioning, 2nd Post Office Period, 1 May 1930 to 26 April 1935
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Locy Type |
1933-03-03 |
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Note the peculiar date 3/3/33, although no year date is the dial.
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Locy Type |
1930-05-27 |
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Official Business
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Locy Type P |
1931-11-18 |
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Note:
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Locy Type P |
1932-04-11 |
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Cachet by the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Locy Type P |
1933-02-18 |
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2nd Commissioning 3rd Post Office Period 15 May 1935 to 8 January 1939
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Locy Type |
1936-10-01 |
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Cover signed by NMC. A U.S. Customs "Examined / Passed Free" r/s marking is also on this cover.
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Locy Type 9v |
1936-05-10 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 9x |
1936-05-10 |
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-25 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1936-02-29 |
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Leap Year. Cover signed by NMC and embossed with Ship's Seal. Bruce D. Liddell collection
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Locy Type F |
1936-05-10 |
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Mother's Day. Cover signed by NMC. Cachet by Karl E. Parshall
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Locy Type F |
1936-10-01 |
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Cover signed by NMC. A U.S. Customs "Examined / Passed Free" r/s marking is also on this cover.
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Locy Type F |
1937-03-11 |
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Cover signed by NMC and embossed with the ship's seal.
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Locy Type F |
1936-10-27 |
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Navy Day
Cover signed by NMC, Cachet by Karl E. Parshall, sponsored by Harry E. Whitlatch
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Locy Type |
1937-03-11 |
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Straight-line marking used by USS FAIRFAX. Cover signed by NMC and embossed with the ship's seal.
4th Post Office Period 1 July 1939 to 1 November 1940
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Locy Type |
1939-07-01 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen. PM on back from Washington DC dated July 13 1939.
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Locy Type |
1940-10-15 |
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. From the Bob Govern collection.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Donald McNeil Fairfax, USN (10 March 1818 - 10 January 1894)
Fairfax was born at Mt. Eagle, VA., he entered the Navy as a midshipman 12 August 1837. As executive officer aboard USS San Jacinto, on 8 November 1861 he boarded the British SS Trent to remove Confederate commissioners after the ship had been stopped by his captain. His distinguished service in the Civil War included command of USS Cayuga, USS Nantucket, and USS Montauk. Rear Admiral Fairfax retired 30 September 1881, and died at Hagerstown, MD.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. H. George.
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