CLAXTON DD 140

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 25 1918 - Launched January 14 1919


1. USS CLAXTON Destroyer No. 140
   Commissioned September 13 1919
   
   
2. USS CLAXTON DD-140
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 18 1922
   Recommissioned January 22 1930 - Decommissioned November 26 1940
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 8 1941
   
   
3. HMS SALISBURY I-52 (British Naval Service)
   Transferred to Great Britain November 26 1940 (Famous Fifty)
   
   Broken up for scrap 1945

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1931-40)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning January 22 1930 to November 26 1940

 

Locy Type FDC 3s

1930-01-22

First Day in Commission, 2nd Commissioning. R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BTB) "CHARLESTON / S.C."

1934-05-09

Mother's Day (05/13/1934) cachet by F.R. Rice

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBB) "CHARLESTON / S.C."

1937-09-13

18th Birthday Cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "HOMEWARD / AZORES"

1938-11-01

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Locy Type 3s "MARE ISLAND / CALIFORNIA *"

1931-01-09

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Locy Type 3as

1933-08-18

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Locy Type 5hks

1931-10-14

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Locy Type 5hks

1932-07-05

Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9v

1938-11-06

Postmarked also from USS TATTNALL DD-125

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-07-03

Note:

 

Locy Type SLPbs (43x4)

1938-11-06

Postmarked also from USS Tattnall DD-125

 

Locy Type SLKb(n) (60x5)

1938-11-06

Postmarked also from USS Tattnall DD-125

 

Locy Type LDPS 3r

1940-10-15

Last Day of Postal Service cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Thomas Claxton (about 1790 - October 17 1813)
Claxton was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Claxton entered the Navy as a Midshipman on December 17 1810. He was mortally wounded in the War of 1812 after gallant service during the Battle of Lake Erie which took place September 10 1813. He died of his wounds at Erie, Pennsylvania on October 17 1813.

 

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