BLAKELEY DD 150
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.
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Wickes Class Destroyer
- USS BLAKELEY Destroyer No. 150
Commissioned May 8 1919
- USS BLAKELEY DD-150
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 29 1922
Recommissioned May 1 1930 - Decommissioned January 6 1937
Recommissioned October 16 1939 and assigned to Neutrality Patrol
Decommissioned July 21 1945
Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945
Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid March 26 1918 - Launched September 19 1918
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Postmarks
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1st Commissioning May 8 1919 to June 29 1922
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1921-09-20 |
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2nd Commissioning May 1 1930 to January 6 1937
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1931-01-23 |
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1932-11-30 |
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Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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1935-09-19 |
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Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Launching Anniversary, cachet by Clarence E. Reid
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1936-10-07 |
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1936-10-07 |
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1937-01-06 |
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Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1937-01-06 |
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Notice the break in the dial at the 10 o'clock position. Cachet by Fred Wayman
3rd Commissioning October 16 1939 to July 21 1945
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1939-10-16 |
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1939-11-15 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.
Note: Killer text does not match the USCS Postmark Catalog description.
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Locy Type |
1939-11-15 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1939-11-15 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1940-02-20 |
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Note: Double-strike postmark. The Nov 15 1939 date is the First Day of Postal Service
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1940-08-29 |
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Commissioning of USS Howard DD-179. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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c1941 |
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1940-10-11 |
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Other Information
BLAKELEY earned 1 Battle Star for (WWII) service
NAMESAKE - Captain Johnston Blakeley, USN
Blakeley was Commanding Officer of sloop-of-war "WASP" 1814
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