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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.
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Wickes (Lamberton) Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 5 April 1918 - Launched 4 July 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ABBOT DD-184'''  </li>
Commissioned 19 July 1919 - Decommissioned 5 July 1922<br/>
Recommissioned 17 June 1940 - Decommissioned 23 September 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMS CHARLESTOWN I-21 (British Naval Service)'''<br/>
Transferred 23 September 1940 to Great Britain ([[Famous Fifty|Famous Fifty]]) and renamed<br/>
Paid off (Decommissioned) 15 January 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from US Naval Register 8 January 1941<br/>
Sold up for scrap 4 March 1947<br/>
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[[Image:Abbot_DD184_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
Commodore Joel Abbot, USN 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
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<li>[[USS ABBOT DD-184_Covers_Page_1 | USS Abbot DD-184 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1940)</li>
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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 name and/or commissioning period. 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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established 5 August 1940 - Disestablished 10 September 1940</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"
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1940-08-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Abbot_DD184_19400903_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service_ | First Day of Postal Service]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]]
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BTT)<br/><br/>"NEWPORT /<br/>R. I."
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1940-08-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service. "NEWPORT R. I." killer unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog.
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v<br/>(ABBOT'''T''')
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1940-08-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1 pm9v.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x<br/>(ABBOT'''T''')
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1940-08-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1 pm9x.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400803-1.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTT) <br/><br/>"BOSTON /<br/>MASS."
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1940-08-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400823 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett abbot dd184 19400823.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore Joel Abbot, USN (18 January 1793 - 14 December 1855)<br/>
Abbot was appointed a midshipman on June 18 1812 and served with distinction during the War of 1812. In 1852, he was chosen by Commodore Matthew C. Perry to command the frigate USS MACEDONIAN, one of the ships in Perry's expedition to Japan. During this journey, Abbot visited the Japanese, Bonin, and Philippine Islands, as well as Formosa. Upon Perry's return to the United States, Abbot assumed command of the squadron. Commodore Abbot died of malaria on 14 December 1855 at Hong Kong.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Miss Louise Abbot Cooke, great-granddaughter of Commodore Abbot.
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