BAINBRIDGE DD 246

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 27 1919 - Launched June 12 1920


1. USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246
   Commissioned February 9 1921 - Decommissioned December 23 1930
   Recommissioned March 9 1932 - Decommissioned November 20 1937
   Recommissioned September 26 1939 - Decommissioned July 21 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945
   Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1926-45)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning February 9 1921 to December 23 1930

 

Locy Type 3s (C)

1930-04-08

First Day of Issue, Sc. 682

 

Locy Type 3s (C)

1930-11-03

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type SLPt (Unlisted)

1930-12-11

Note:

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2nd Commissioning March 9 1932 to November 20 1937

 

Locy Type FDC 5hks

1932-03-09

First Day of Recommissioning

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "BROOKLYN / NY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9b

1934-05-31

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9b

1936-03-02

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9b

1936-06-18

 

Locy Type 5hks "PHILADELPHIA / PA"

1932-03-21

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type F "FIFTEENTH / ANNIVERSARY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9

1936-02-09

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson, sponsored by Commodore Bainbridge Chapter No. 18, USCS
On the back is a R/S marking for Cachetmaker B. C. Thomas

 

Locy Type Fa (without bars) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9

1936-02-09

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 3 "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission

 

Locy Type F "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type F "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type F "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission
B. C. Thomas

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3rd Commissioning September 26 1939 to July 21 1945

 

Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R1

1939-09-26

First Day In Commission
Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A.M. in dial)

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service
Postmark on reverse from "Mare Island Station", Vallejo, CA dated 11/29/39

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (P.M. in dial)

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NAVY-YARD / NORFOLK VA."

1940-05-30

Note:

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1942-01-01

New Year's Day
Passed by Censor

 

Other Information

BAINBRIDGE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Convoy escort duty, June - August 1943

NAMESAKE - Commodore William Bainbridge, USN (May 7 1774 – July 28 1833)

Five ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor: USS Bainbridge (Brig, 1842), USS Bainbridge DD-1, USS Bainbridge DD-246, USS Bainbridge DLGN-25/CGN-25 and USS Bainbridge DDG-96.

 

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