BRUCE DD 329

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 July 30 1919 - Launched May 20 1920


1. USS BRUCE DD-329
   Commissioned September 29 1921 - Decommissioned May 1 1930
   
   Stricken November 6 1931
   Sold 1932 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3r (A) "GUANTANAMO / CUBA"

1926-10-20 to 1926-10-20

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Locy Type 3s (B) "NEWPORT / RHODE IS"

1928-08-08 to 1928-08-08

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 3s (B) "PHILA / PA"

1930-02-01 to 1930-02-01

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type LDPS 3s "PHILA / PA"

1930-05-01 to 1930-05-01

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Frank Bruce USN (August 20 1870 – May 17 1919)
Bruce entered the Navy as a Boatswain February 6 1911 and was commissioned a Lieutenant (temporary) July 1 1918. He commanded USS BOBOLINK AM-20 during the North Sea Mine Barrage Sweep and was killed when a mine exploded May 17 1919.

 

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