RODGERS DD 254 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page

2026-03-15T21:06:43Z

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	<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>		<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
	This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.		This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
			its lifetime.
	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>		<table width="90%">
			<tr>
			<td valign="top">
			<ol>
			Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 25 September 1918 as '''KALK'''<br/>		Keel Laid 25 September 1918 as '''KALK'''<br/>
	Renamed 23 December 1918~~<br/>~~		Renamed 23 December 1918 - Launched 26 April 1919<br/><br/>
	Launched 26 April 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''</li>		<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''</li>
	Commissioned 22 July 1919<br/><br/>		Commissioned 22 July 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''</li>		<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''</li>
	Designated (DD) 17 July 1920~~<br/>~~		Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 20 July 1922<br/>
	Decommissioned 20 July 1922<br/>
	Recommissioned 18 December 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 18 December 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br/><br/>
	Stricken 8 January 1941<br/><br/>		Stricken 8 January 1941<br/><br/>
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	Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\| Famous Fifty]])<br/><br/>		Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\| Famous Fifty]])<br/><br/>
	Sunk as target 1945		Sunk as target 1945
	</ol>		</ol></td>
			<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
			[[Image:Rodgers_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]Rear Admiral<br/>John Rodgers, USN
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - ~~Commodore~~ John Rodgers, USN (8 August 1812 – 5 May 1882)<br/>        Rodgers naval career spanned between 1828–1882 ending as an admiral in the United States Navy. He was a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the American Civil War and the Korean Expedition of 1871.<br/>        Rodgers' father was Commodore John Rodgers (1772–1838), and he was the grandfather of pioneering Naval aviator Commander John Rodgers (1881–1926). Six ships of the United States Navy have been named in their honor; either as USS John Rodgers or USS Rodgers.<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral John Rodgers, USN (8 August 1812 – 5 May 1882)<br/>        Rodgers naval career spanned between 1828–1882 ending as an admiral in the United States Navy. He was a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the American Civil War and the Korean Expedition of 1871.<br/>        Rodgers' father was Commodore John Rodgers (1772–1838), and he was the grandfather of pioneering Naval aviator Commander John Rodgers (1881–1926). Six ships of the United States Navy have been named in their honor; either as USS John Rodgers or USS Rodgers.<br/><br/>
	The ships sponsor was Miss Helen T. Rodgers, granddaughter of Commodore John Rodgers.		The ships sponsor was Miss Helen T. Rodgers, granddaughter of Commodore John Rodgers.
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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-05-31T03:20:48Z

updated ship names section

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	Renamed 23 December 1918<br/>		Renamed 23 December 1918<br/>
	Launched 26 April 1919<br/><br/>		Launched 26 April 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''<br/>		<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''</li>
	Commissioned 22 July 1919<br/><br/>		Commissioned 22 July 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''<br/>		<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''</li>
	Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>		Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned 20 July 1922<br/>		Decommissioned 20 July 1922<br/>
	Recommissioned 18 December 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 18 December 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br/><br/>
	Stricken 8 January 1941<br/><br/>		Stricken 8 January 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HMS SHERWOOD I-80'''<br/>		<li>'''HMS SHERWOOD I-80''' (British Naval Service)</li>
	Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\| Famous Fifty]])<br/>		Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\| Famous Fifty]])<br/><br/>
	Sunk as target 1945		Sunk as target 1945
	</ol>		</ol>

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2019-03-07T02:59:49Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid September 25 1918 as KALK<br/>		Keel Laid 25 September 1918 as '''KALK'''<br/>
	Renamed December 23 1918<br/>		Renamed 23 December 1918<br/>
	Launched April 26 1919<br/><br/>		Launched 26 April 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''<br/>		<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''<br/>
	Commissioned July 22 1919<br/><br/>		Commissioned 22 July 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''<br/>		<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''<br/>
	Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned July 20 1922<br/>		Decommissioned 20 July 1922<br/>
	Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned October 23 1940<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 18 December 1939 - Decommissioned 23 October 1940<br/><br/>
	Stricken January 8 1941<br/><br/>		Stricken 8 January 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HMS SHERWOOD I-80''' ~~(British Naval Service)~~<br/>		<li>'''HMS SHERWOOD I-80'''<br/>
	~~Transfered~~ to Great Britain October 23 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\|Famous Fifty]])<br/>		Transferred to Great Britain 23 October 1940 ([[Famous Fifty\| Famous Fifty]])<br/>
	Sunk as target 1945		Sunk as target 1945
	</ol>		</ol>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li><!-- [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>		<li><!-- [[RODGERS_DD_254_Covers_Page_1 \| -->USS Rodgers DD-254 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (DATE RANGE)</li>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<h4>2nd Commissioning December 18 1939 to October 23 1940</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 18 December 1939 to 23 October 1940</h4>

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	1939-12-18		1939-12-18
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1939-12-18~~
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19391218_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19391218_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"KEY WEST /<br/>FLORIDA"		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"KEY WEST /<br/>FLORIDA"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1940-02-13		1940-02-13
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1940-02-13~~
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400213_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400213_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ \| Al Cohen]]		First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ \| Al Cohen]]
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"NAVY YARD /<br/>WASH DC"
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1940-08-12
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400812_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400812_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			Cacheted. From the Tom Kean collection.
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	c 1920		c 1920
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_1920_1_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_1920_1_Photo.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore John Rodgers, USN		'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore John Rodgers, USN (8 August 1812 – 5 May 1882)<br/>        Rodgers naval career spanned between 1828–1882 ending as an admiral in the United States Navy. He was a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the American Civil War and the Korean Expedition of 1871.<br/>        Rodgers' father was Commodore John Rodgers (1772–1838), and he was the grandfather of pioneering Naval aviator Commander John Rodgers (1881–1926). Six ships of the United States Navy have been named in their honor; either as USS John Rodgers or USS Rodgers.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Miss Helen T. Rodgers, granddaughter of Commodore John Rodgers.
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GregCiesielski: added 1 cover

2010-08-13T22:37:36Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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 25 1918 as KALK<br/>
Renamed December 23 1918<br/>
Launched April 26 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RODGERS Destroyer No. 254'''<br/>
Commissioned July 22 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RODGERS DD-254'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned July 20 1922<br/>
Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned October 23 1940<br/><br/>
Stricken January 8 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''HMS SHERWOOD I-80''' (British Naval Service)<br/>
Transfered to Great Britain October 23 1940 ([[Famous Fifty|Famous Fifty]])<br/>
Sunk as target 1945
</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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>









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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 18 1939 to October 23 1940</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC RECD<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-R2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-12-18
<br/>to<br/>
1939-12-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19391218_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19391218_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Recommissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"KEY WEST /<br/>FLORIDA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-02-13
<br/>to<br/>
1940-02-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400213_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_19400213_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]]




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
N/A
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
c 1920
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rodgers_DD254_1920_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
DD-254 Photo


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore John Rodgers, USN



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