REID DD 21
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.
- Smith Class Destroyer
- USS REID Destroyer No. 21
Commissioned December 3 1909 - Decommissioned July 31 1919
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1919
Sold November 21 1919 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid August 3 1908 - Launched August 17 1909
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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NO REID POSTMARKS |
DATE FROM
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1914-07-31 |
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Sailor's Mail, Manuscript Ship's name
Picture postcard of Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
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Locy Type 6 |
1914-07-31 |
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Picture postcard of Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Samuel Chester Reid, USN (August 24 1783 – January 28 1861)
Reid entered the Navy in 1794. He served in CONSTELLATION with Commodore Thomas Truxtun and in 1803 became master of the brig MERCHANT. During the War of 1812 he commanded the privateer GENERAL ARMSTRONG and at Fayal, Azores, in 1814 engaged gunboats from British men-of-war en route to Jamaica and New Orleans, Louisiana. Although eventually forced to scuttle and abandon his ship, Reid's action delayed the British squadron and aided General Jackson's defense of New Orleans.
He was appointed master in the Navy in 1844 and died at New York January 28 1861
Four ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS REID Destroyer No. 21, USS REID DD-292, USS REID DD-369 and USS REID FFG-30.
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