BIDDLE AG 114

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 22 1918 - Launched October 3 1918


1. USS BIDDLE Destroyer No. 151
   Commissioned April 22 1919
   
   
2. USS BIDDLE DD-151
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 20 1922
   Recommissioned October 16 1939 and assigned to Neutrality Patrol
   
   
3. USS BIDDLE AG-114
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 30 1945
   Decommissioned October 5 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 24 1945
   Sold December 3 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. DD-151 Covers Page 1    (1930-44)

 

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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2nd Commissioning May 1 1930 to November 11 1936

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO"

1935-03-07

As DD-151
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / EXPOSITION"

1935-03-23

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 3as (C)

1932-07-04

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 3bs (C-XOO)

1931-03-05

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 3s (C)

1930-05-03

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 5hks (C) "U.S.S. BIDDLE (151)"

1932-07-04

As DD-151. Independence Day, cacheted.

 

Locy Type 5hks (C)

1932-12-25

As DD-151. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type LDC 3

1936-11-11

As DD-151
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type LDC 3

1936-11-11

As DD-151
William F. Schlechter

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3rd Commissioning October 16 1939 to October 5 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "PHILA / PENNA"

1939-11-17

As DD-151
First Day of Postal Service Al Cohen

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-17

As DD-151
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "CHARLESTON / S. CAR."

1940-05-03

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-05-06

As DD-151
Censored Sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-08-29

As DD-151

 

Locy Type 9vz

1942-07-16 to 1942-07-19

As DD-151
Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

BIDDLE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Convoy UGS-37

NAMESAKE - Captain Nicholas Biddle (September 10 1750 – March 17 1778)
Biddle was one of the first five Captains of The Continental Navy

 

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