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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>
Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid October 25 1918 - Launched April 19 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BRANCH DD-197'''<br/>
Commissioned July 26 1920 - Decommissioned August 11 1922<br/>
Recommissioned December 4 1939 - Decommissioned October 8 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMS BEVERLY H-64''' (British Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Great Britain October 9 1940 and renamed ([[Famous Fifty|Famous Fifty]])<br/><br/>
Stricken from Naval Register January 8 1941<br/><br/>
SUNK (Torpedo) April 11 1943 by German U-188
</ol>
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS BRANCH DD-197_Covers_Page_1 |  Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1939-40)</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an 
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN 
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning July 26 1920 to August 11 1922</h4>
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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 4 1939 to October 8 1940</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDC RECD<br/><Br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-R2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-12-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett branch dd197 19391204 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett branch dd197 19391204.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r <br/><br/>"NOB NORFOLK /<br/>VIRGINIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1940-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_Dr_S_E_Hutnick_ | Dr. S. E. Hutnick]]
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3r 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1940-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1940-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1940-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400119_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>PHILA PA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-01-19
<br/>to<br/>
1940-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett branch dd197 19400212 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett branch dd197 19400212.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Notes:
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 3r<br/><br/>bars blank 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-09-25
<br/>to<br/>
1940-09-25
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Branch_DD197_19400925_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BDLBranch_DD197_19400925_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day of Postal Service<br/>Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John Branch (March 4 1782 - January 4 1863)<br/>
Branch was elected governor of North Carolina in 1817 and United States Senator in 1823. In 1829 he resigned from the Senate to become Secretary of the Navy, which office he held until 1831. From 1844 t o 1845 he was governor of the Territory of Florida. He died at Enfield, N. C., January 4 1863<br/><br/>
 
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