STODDERT DD 302 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 16:47, 14 June 2024

2024-06-14T16:47:49Z

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	Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>		Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 4 July 1918 - Launched 8 January 1919<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 4 July 1918 - Launched 8 January 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT Destroyer No. 302'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT Destroyer No. 302'''</li>
	Commissioned 30 June 1920<br/><br/>		Commissioned 30 June 1920<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''</li>
	Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>		Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned 1 May 1930<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 1 May 1930<br/><br/>
	<li>'''LIGHT TARGET NO.1, IX-35'''<br/>		<li>'''LIGHT TARGET NO.1 IX-35'''</li>
	Renamed (Unofficially) US LIGHT TARGET No. 1 (IX-35) November 1930<br/><br/>		Renamed (Unofficially) US LIGHT TARGET No. 1 (IX-35) November 1930<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT AG-18'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT AG-18'''</li>
	Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 30 January 1931<br/>		Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 30 January 1931<br/>
	Recommissioned 6 April 1931<br/>		Recommissioned 6 April 1931<br/>

GregCiesielski at 21:21, 31 May 2020

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	Locy Type 3		Locy Type 3 (D1)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1927-04-08		1927-04-08

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	[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	STODDERT AG-18, using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device. Last Day in Commission.<br/>		STODDERT AG-18, using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device. Last Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Harry_Ioor_ \| Harry Ioor]].<br/>
	STODDERT was never officially named "LIGHT TARGET No. 1," which was rather an operational title. Furthermore, the designation IX (misspelled "1X" in the cancel) did not become an official designation until 1941." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.		STODDERT was never officially named "LIGHT TARGET No. 1," which was rather an operational title. Furthermore, the designation IX (misspelled "1X" in the cancel) did not become an official designation until 1941." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.
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	<ol><br/>		<ol><br/>
	Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>		Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid July 4 1918 - Launched January 8 1919<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 4 July 1918 - Launched 8 January 1919<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT Destroyer No. 302'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT Destroyer No. 302'''<br/>
	Commissioned June 30 1920<br/><br/>		Commissioned 30 June 1920<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''<br/>
	Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>		Designated (DD) 17 July 1920<br/>
	Decommissioned on May 1 1930~~<br/>~~		Decommissioned 1 May 1930<br/><br/>
	~~Redesignated US LIGHT TARGET No.1 IX-35 November 1930<br/>~~		<li>'''LIGHT TARGET NO.1, IX-35'''<br/>
	~~Named reverted May 1931~~<br/><br/>		Renamed (Unofficially) US LIGHT TARGET No. 1 (IX-35) November 1930<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~USS STODDERT~~ IX-35'''<br/>
	~~Recommissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified~~ (IX) ~~February 5 1931~~<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS STODDERT AG-18'''<br/>		<li>'''USS STODDERT AG-18'''<br/>
	Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) ~~June~~ 30 1931~~<br/><br/>~~		Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 30 January 1931<br/>
	~~<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''~~<br/>		Recommissioned 6 April 1931<br/>
	~~Reverted to Destroyer (DD)~~ April ~~16 1932~~<br/>		Decommissioned 10 January 1933<br/><br/>
	Decommissioned January 10 1933<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 5 June 1935<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register June 5 1935<br/>		Sold 30 August 1935 and broken up for scrap
	Sold August 30 1935 and broken up for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS STODDERT DD-302_Covers_Page_1 \| Stoddert Covers Page 1 ]]     (1927)</li>		<li>[[USS STODDERT DD-302_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Stoddert Covers Page 1 ]]     (1927)</li>
	<li>[[LIGHT TARGET No. 1 IX-35_Covers_Page_1 \|Light Target No. 1 Covers Page 1]]    (1933)</li>		<li>[[LIGHT TARGET No. 1 IX-35_Covers_Page_1 \|Light Target No. 1 Covers Page 1]]    (1933)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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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="350">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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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>1st Commissioning June 30 1920 to May 1 1930</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 30 June 1920 to 1 May 1930</h4>

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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~3		Locy Type 3
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1927-04-08		1927-04-08
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning February 5 1931 to January 10 1933</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 5 February 1931 to 10 January 1933</h4>

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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As STODDERT AG-18~~...Still~~ using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device<br/>		STODDERT AG-18, using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device. Armistice Day, Unlisted cancel.<br/>STODDERT was never officially named "LIGHT TARGET No. 1," which was rather an operational title. Furthermore, the designation IX (misspelled "1X" in the cancel) did not become an official designation until 1941." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.
	~~Armistice Day~~, ~~Unlisted~~ cancel
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	Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"INDEPENDENCE /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-13		Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"INDEPENDENCE /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1932-07-04~~
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	1932-07-04		1932-07-04
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As STODDERT DD-~~302...Still~~ using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device~~<br/>~~		STODDERT AG-18, using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device. Independence Day with a Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ \| Roger A. Wentworth]]<br/>
	Independence Day with a Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ \| Roger A. Wentworth]]<br/>		STODDERT was never officially named "LIGHT TARGET No. 1," which was rather an operational title. Furthermore, the designation IX (misspelled "1X" in the cancel) did not become an official designation until 1941." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.
	~~Note: Ship information obtained from the U~~.S. ~~Naval Historical Center website and~~ the USCS Postmark Catalog, ~~Light Target No. 1, listing~~.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110.jpeg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As STODDERT DD-~~302...Still~~ using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device<br/>		STODDERT AG-18, using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device. Last Day in Commission.<br/>
	~~Last Day~~ in ~~Commission~~		STODDERT was never officially named "LIGHT TARGET No. 1," which was rather an operational title. Furthermore, the designation IX (misspelled "1X" in the cancel) did not become an official designation until 1941." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 16 1932<br/>		Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 16 1932<br/>
	Decommissioned January 10 1933<br/><br/>		Decommissioned January 10 1933<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ June 5 1935<br/>		Struck from Naval Register June 5 1935<br/>
	Sold August 30 1935 and broken up for scrap		Sold August 30 1935 and broken up for scrap
	</ol>		</ol>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[USS STODDERT DD-302_Covers_Page_1 \| ~~-->~~ Stoddert Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS STODDERT DD-302_Covers_Page_1 \| Stoddert Covers Page 1 ]]     (1927)</li>
	<li>[[LIGHT TARGET No. 1 IX-35_Covers_Page_1 \|Light Target No. 1 Covers Page 1]]    (1933)</li>		<li>[[LIGHT TARGET No. 1 IX-35_Covers_Page_1 \|Light Target No. 1 Covers Page 1]]    (1933)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</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>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	~~<!-- this part is commented out unless / until needed~~
	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>1st Commissioning June 30 1920 to May 1 1930</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning June 30 1920 to May 1 1930</h4>
	-->
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>3
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1927-04-08
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett stoddert dd302 19270408 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett stoddert dd302 19270408.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As DD-302
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"PEACE"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog~~<br/>Illus. L-13		Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"PEACE"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1931-11-11~~		1931-11-11
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1931-11-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"INDEPENDENCE /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog~~<br/>Illus. L-13		Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"INDEPENDENCE /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1932-07-04		1932-07-04
	<br/>to<br/>		<br/>to<br/>
	1932-07-04		1932-07-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>LDC 5hks<br/><br/>"LAST DAY OF /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog~~<br/>Illus. L-13		Locy Type<br/>LDC 5hks<br/><br/>"LAST DAY OF /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. L-13
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1933-01-10		1933-01-10
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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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><br/>
Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid July 4 1918 - Launched January 8 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STODDERT Destroyer No. 302'''<br/>
Commissioned June 30 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned on May 1 1930<br/>
Redesignated US LIGHT TARGET No.1 IX-35 November 1930<br/>
Named reverted May 1931<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STODDERT IX-35'''<br/>
Recommissioned Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) February 5 1931<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STODDERT AG-18'''<br/>
Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 30 1931<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STODDERT DD-302'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 16 1932<br/>
Decommissioned January 10 1933<br/><br/>
Stricken June 5 1935<br/>
Sold August 30 1935 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> Stoddert Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
<li>[[LIGHT TARGET No. 1 IX-35_Covers_Page_1 |Light Target No. 1 Covers Page 1]]    (1933)</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>









<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning February 5 1931 to January 10 1933</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"PEACE"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illus. L-13
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1931-11-11
<br/>to<br/>
1931-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19311111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As STODDERT AG-18...Still using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device<br/>
Armistice Day, Unlisted cancel




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>5hks<br/><br/>"INDEPENDENCE /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illus. L-13
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-07-04
<br/>to<br/>
1932-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stoddert_AG18_19320704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As STODDERT DD-302...Still using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device<br/>
Independence Day with a Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]<br/>
Note: Ship information obtained from the U.S. Naval Historical Center website and the USCS Postmark Catalog, Light Target No. 1, listing.




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDC 5hks<br/><br/>"LAST DAY OF /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illus. L-13
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1933-01-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett lighttargetno1 ix35 19330110.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As STODDERT DD-302...Still using LIGHT TARGET No.1 Device<br/>
Last Day in Commission


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Benjamin Stoddert was born in Charles County, Maryland, in 1751. He served in the Pennsylvania cavalry and on the Board of War during the American War of Independence. After the war, he became a merchant at Georgetown, Maryland, a town that later became part of the District of Columbia, and during the 1790s was active in obtaining land for the use of the new Federal Government. In May 1798, Benjamin Stoddert was nominated by President John Adams to became the Nation's first Secretary of the Navy. In that post, he guided the Navy through the undeclared war with France and achieved a significant expansion in the United States' naval strength. He left office in March 1801 to return to commercial life. Benjamin Stoddert died on 13 December 1813. {DANFS}



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