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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><br/>
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Clemson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid May 27 1919 - Launched June 12 1920<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 27 May 1919 - Launched 12 June 1920<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246'''<br/>
<li>'''USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246'''<br/>
Commissioned February 9 1921 - Decommissioned December 23 1930<br/>
Commissioned 9 February 1921 - Decommissioned 23 December 1930<br/>
Recommissioned March 9 1932 - Decommissioned November 20 1937<br/>
Recommissioned 9 March 1932 - Decommissioned 20 November 1937<br/>
Recommissioned September 26 1939 - Decommissioned July 21 1945<br/><br/>
Recommissioned 26 September 1939 - Decommissioned 21 July 1945<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register August 13 1945<br/>
Struck from Naval Register 13 August 1945<br/>
Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap
Sold 30 November 1945 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Bainbridge_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]Commodore William Bainbridge, USN
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<ol>
<li>[[USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1926-45)</li>
<li>[[USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246_Covers_Page_1 | USS Bainbridge DD-246 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1926-1945)</li>
</ol>
</ol>
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Postmark Type / Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning February 9 1921 to December 23 1930</h4>
<h4>Post Office Established 9 February 1921 - Disestablished 23 December 1930</h4>
 
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Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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Locy Type<br/>3st
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1927-01-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19270119r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19270119.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning March 9 1932 to November 20 1937</h4>
<h4>Post Office Reestablished 9 March 1932 - Disestablished 16 October 1937</h4>
 
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 5hks
Locy Type<br/>FDC 5hks  
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-03-09  
1932-03-09  
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bainbridge_DD246_19360618_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bainbridge_DD246_19360618_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>3 (B-BBT)<br/><br/>"HONOLULU /<br/>T. H."<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9c
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1937-05-13
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19370513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19370513.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Note:
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Locy Type Fa<br/>(without bars)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9
Locy Type<br/>Fa (without bars)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-02-09  
1936-02-09  
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[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19360209.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19360209.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Stephen_Anderson_ | C. Stephen Anderson]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_18_Commodore_Bainbridge_ | Commodore Bainbridge Chapter No. 18, USCS]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDC 3 <br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF"
Locy Type<br/>LDC 3 (B-BBT)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIF"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-11-20  
1937-11-20  
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
Locy Type<br/>LDC F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-11-20  
1937-11-20  
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
Locy Type<br/>LDC F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-11-20  
1937-11-20  
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
Locy Type<br/>LDC F<br/><br/>"LAST DAY IN /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-9a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-11-20  
1937-11-20  
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bainbridge_DD246_19371120_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
Last Day In Commission<br/>
Last Day In Commission. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_B_C_Thomas_ | B. C. Thomas]]
[[Cachet_Maker_B_C_Thomas_ | B. C. Thomas]]
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<h4>3rd Commissioning September 26 1939 to July 21 1945</h4>
<h4>Post Office Reestablished 24 November 1939 - Disestablished 21 July 1945</h4>
 
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</td></tr></table>
First Day In Commission<br/>
First Day In Commission. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Loring_W_Stannard_ | Loring W. Stannard]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
[[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 <br/><br/>(A.M. in dial)
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>(A.M. in dial)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-11-27  
1939-11-27  
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bainbridge_DD246_19391127_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day of Postal Service<br/>
First Day of Postal Service. Postmark on reverse from "Mare Island Station", Vallejo, CA dated 11/29/39
Postmark on reverse from "Mare Island Station", Vallejo, CA dated 11/29/39
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 <br/><br/>(P.M. in dial)
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>(P.M. in dial)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-11-27  
1939-11-27  
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Bainbridge_DD246_19391127_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service<br/>
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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</td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Postal Service<br/>
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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First Day of Postal Service<br/>
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Wright_Richell_ | C. Wright Richell]]
Cachet by C. Wright Richell
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Memorial Day. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_Neumann_ | George Neumann]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1944-04-10
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Bainbridge_DD246_19440410_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Bainbridge_DD246_19440410_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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A "Thank You for the Cigarettes" card
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Locy Type 9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19391225 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19391225.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Favor strike on stamp block
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-02-16
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19400216 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett bainbridge dd246 19400216.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Favor strike on stamp block
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New Year's Day<br/>Passed by Censor<br/>
New Year's Day. Passed by Censor.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
BAINBRIDGE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>*
USS BAINBRIDGE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle Star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
Convoy escort duty, June - August 1943<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore William Bainbridge, USN (7 May 1774 – 28 July 1833)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore William Bainbridge, USN (May 7 1774 – July 28 1833)<br/><br/>
Five ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor: USS Bainbridge (Brig, 1842), USS Bainbridge DD-1, USS Bainbridge DD-246, [[BAINBRIDGE_CGN_25_ | USS Bainbridge DLGN-25/CGN-25]] and [[BAINBRIDGE_DDG_96_ | USS Bainbridge DDG-96]].
Five ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor: USS Bainbridge (Brig, 1842), USS Bainbridge DD-1, USS Bainbridge DD-246, USS Bainbridge DLGN-25/CGN-25 and USS Bainbridge DDG-96.
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 27 June 2025

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

    Clemson Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid 27 May 1919 - Launched 12 June 1920

  1. USS BAINBRIDGE DD-246
    Commissioned 9 February 1921 - Decommissioned 23 December 1930
    Recommissioned 9 March 1932 - Decommissioned 20 November 1937
    Recommissioned 26 September 1939 - Decommissioned 21 July 1945

    Struck from Naval Register 13 August 1945
    Sold 30 November 1945 and broken up for scrap
Commodore William Bainbridge, USN


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

Post Office Established 9 February 1921 - Disestablished 23 December 1930


 

Locy Type
3s (C)

1930-04-08

First Day of Issue, Sc. 682


 

Locy Type
3s (C)

1930-11-03

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
3st

1927-01-19

Note:


 

Locy Type
SLPt

(Unlisted)

1930-12-11

Note:


Post Office Reestablished 9 March 1932 - Disestablished 16 October 1937


 

Locy Type
FDC 5hks

1932-03-09

First Day of Recommissioning


 

Locy Type
3 (B-BBT)

"BROOKLYN /
NY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9b

1934-05-31

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
3 (B-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9b

1936-03-02

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
3 (B-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9b

1936-06-18


 

Locy Type
3 (B-BBT)

"HONOLULU /
T. H."

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9c

1937-05-13

Note:


 

Locy Type
5hks

"PHILADELPHIA / PA"

1932-03-21

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type F

"FIFTEENTH /
ANNIVERSARY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9

1936-02-09

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson, sponsored by Commodore Bainbridge Chapter No. 18, USCS
On the back is a R/S marking for Cachetmaker B. C. Thomas


 

Locy Type
Fa (without bars)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9

1936-02-09

Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson, sponsored by Commodore Bainbridge Chapter No. 18, USCS


 

Locy Type
LDC 3 (B-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9c

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission


 

Locy Type
LDC F

"LAST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
LDC F

"LAST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
LDC F

"LAST DAY IN /
COMMISSION"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-9a

1937-11-20

Last Day In Commission. Cachet by B. C. Thomas


Post Office Reestablished 24 November 1939 - Disestablished 21 July 1945


 

Locy Type
FDC RECD

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-R1

1939-09-26

First Day In Commission. Cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

Locy Type
FDPS 3 (A-BBT)

(A.M. in dial)

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service. Postmark on reverse from "Mare Island Station", Vallejo, CA dated 11/29/39


 

Locy Type
FDPS 3 (A-BBT)

(P.M. in dial)

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by C. Wright Richell


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9v

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by C. Wright Richell


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9x

1939-11-27

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by C. Wright Richell


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

"NAVY-YARD /
NORFOLK VA."

1940-05-30

Memorial Day. Cachet by George Neumann


 

Locy Type
3z

1944-04-10

A "Thank You for the Cigarettes" card


 

Locy Type 9v

1939-12-25

Favor strike on stamp block


 

Locy Type 9x

1940-02-16

Favor strike on stamp block


 

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1942-01-01

New Year's Day. Passed by Censor.

 

Other Information

USS BAINBRIDGE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle Star) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Commodore William Bainbridge, USN (7 May 1774 – 28 July 1833)

Five ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor: USS Bainbridge (Brig, 1842), USS Bainbridge DD-1, USS Bainbridge DD-246, USS Bainbridge DLGN-25/CGN-25 and USS Bainbridge DDG-96.

 

 

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