DECATUR DD 341 - Revision history

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-<li>[[USS DECATUR DD-341_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-40)</li>
+<li>[[USS DECATUR DD-341_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1932-44)</li>
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+<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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+<!--    Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period       -->
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-<h4>1st Commissioning August 9 1922 to January 17 1923</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established February 2 1925 - Disestablished July 9 1945</h4>
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 New Year's Day<br/>Unknown handpainted cachet, signed by the NMC<br/>Postmark on back from San Diego, CA dated 02-Jan-1932
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 Cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_Whipple_Y_Chester_ | Whipple Y. Chester]], cachet sponsor [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ | John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS]] and serviced by Deane C. Bartley.<br/>Siege of Seattle.
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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 September 15 1920 - Launched October 29 1921<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DECATUR DD-341'''<br/>
Commissioned August 9 1922 - Decommissioned January 17 1923<br/>
Recommissioned September 26 1923 - Decommissioned July 28 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945<br/>
Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS DECATUR DD-341_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1932-40)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
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="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>









<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning September 26 1923 to July 28 1945</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-01-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19320101_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19320101_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
New Year's Day<br/>Unknown handpainted cachet, signed by the NMC<br/>Postmark on back from San Diego, CA dated 02-Jan-1932




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Cachet
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-01-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19320101_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19320101_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
New Year's Day<br/>Unknown handpainted cachet, signed by the NMC<br/>Postmark on back from San Diego, CA dated 02-Jan-1932




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3<br/><br/>"DECATUR / "
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-01-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19340126_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19340126_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet artist [[Cachet_Maker_Whipple_Y_Chester_ | Whipple Y. Chester]], cachet sponsor [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ | John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS]] and serviced by Deane C. Bartley.<br/>Siege of Seattle.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-06-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett decatur dd341 19340602 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett decatur dd341 19340602.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"ST. PETERS- /<br/>BURG, FLA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-09-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19340924_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19340924_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Port_Visit_ | Port Visit]]<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_15_Commander_Gulliver_ | Commander Gulliver Chapter No. 15, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"N.O.B. /<br/>NORFOLK VA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-03-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19370302_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19370302_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1929-02-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19290204_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19290204_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Picture postcard of SS President Adams in the Panama Canal




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"NEW YORK /<br/>N.Y."
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1938-07-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19380723_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19380723_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: Midshipman Cruise




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>D-9
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-04-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19390421_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19390421_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Registered postmark on a Business Reply postcard serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Chester_Knowlson_ | Chester Knowlson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>D-9a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-11-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett decatur dd341 19401105 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett decatur dd341 19401105.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<hr>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>SL4
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19371225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19371225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: This marking has not been reported as a postmark (used to kill a stamp).<br/>
Cover is also postmarked from [[ROPER_APD_20_ | USS Roper DD-147]] and [[NOKOMIS_PY_6_ | USS Nokomis PY-6]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type SL<br/><br/>(Two Sizes)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_19371225_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19371225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: This marking has not been reported as a postmark (used to kill a stamp).<br/>
Cover is also postmarked from [[ROPER_APD_20_ | USS Roper DD-147]] and [[NOKOMIS_PY_6_ | USS Nokomis PY-6]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"46th USCS<br/>Convention Station"<br/><br/>Cromwell, CT
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2002-08-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_20020809_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DD341_20020809_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
100th Anniversary of Destroyers in the US Navy<br/>[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]


<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
DECATUR earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Stephen Decatur (January 5 1779 - March 22 1820)<br/>
Decatur was warranted a Midshipman at the age of 19 and made his first cruise in the Frigate UNITED STATES. In command of the Schooner ENTERPRISE at the outbreak of the Tripolitan War, he captured the Bomb Ketch MASTICO on December 23 1803. He used this ship, renamed INTREPID, in his daring raid to burn the captured Frigate PHILADELPHIA in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16 1804. He also distinguished himself during the attacks on Tripoli in command of a gunboat division. Promoted to Captain he was assigned command of CONSTITUTION, and later, in November 1804, CONGRESS. He negotiated with the Bey of Tunis at the close of the Tripolitan War, and returned to the United States in September 1805 with the Tunisian envoy. During the War of 1812 he commanded UNITED STATES, capturing HMS MACEDONONIAN in one of the greatest single-ship actions of naval history. He took command of PRESIDENT at New York and attempting to slip through the blockade fell in with a British squadron of five heavy ships. After 2 hours of furious combat the frigate HMS ENDYMION was silenced but PRESIDENT had suffered such extensive damage that it was impossible to execute an escape. The twice-wounded Decatur reluctantly surrendered, but was paroled, landing at New London February 22 1815. Returning to the Mediterranean in 1815, Decatur in Guerriere, negotiated a treaty with the Dey of Algiers which ended tribute and exacted full payment for injuries to Americans, then concluded similar agreements with the Bey of Tunis and the Bashaw of Tripoli. From November 1815 until killed by Commodore James Barron in a duel March 22 1820, Decatur served on the Board of Navy Commissioners



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