MEADE DD 274

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 September 23 1918 - Launched May 24 1919


1. USS MEADE Destroyer No. 274
   Commissioned September 8 1919
   
   
2. USS MEADE DD-274
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 25 1922
   Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned November 26 1940
   Stricken January 8 1941
   
   
3. HMS RAMSEY G-60 (British Naval Service)
   Transferred to Great Britain November 26 1940 (Famous Fifty)
   Broken up for scrap 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940)

 

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 November 26 1940

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "FIRST DAY / POST OFFICE"

1940-02-19 to 1940-02-19

First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning
Cachet artist - George Neumann, Sponsor - Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "NORFOLK / VIRGINIA"

1940-08-11 to 1940-08-11

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Locy Type 9v

1940-08-11 to 1940-08-11

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Locy Type 9x

1940-08-11 to 1940-08-11

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Locy Type LDPS 3r "LAST DAY / POST OFFICE"

1940-10-31 to 1940-10-31

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Brothers -
Rear Admiral Richard Worsam Meade III, USN (October 9 1837 – May 4 1897)
Brigadier General Robert Leamy Meade, USMC (December 25, 1842 – February 11 1910), veteran of the American Civil War, Spanish-American War, & Boxer Rebellion
Two sons of Captain Richard Worsam Meade II, USN (and nephews to Captain Meade's brother, General George Gordon Meade, the victor of Gettysburg.)

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in their honor; USS Meade DD-274 and USS Meade DD-602.

 

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