BRECKINRIDGE AG 112
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.
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Wickes Class Destroyer
- USS BRECKINRIDGE Destroyer No. 148
Commissioned February 27 1919
- USS BRECKINRIDGE DD-148
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 30 1922
Recommissioned May 1 1930 - Decommissioned December 23 1936
Recommissioned October 4 1939 and Assigned to Neutrality Patrol
- USS BRECKINRIDGE AG-112
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 30 1945
Decommissioned November 30 1945
Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945
Sold October 31 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid March 11 1918 - Launched August 17 1918
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- Breckinridge Covers Page 1 (1932-45)
Postmarks
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Post office established July 25 1919 - Disestablished August 23 1920
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NO POSTMARKS |
POSTMARK DATE |
Note:
Post office reestablished November 14 1921 - Disestablished June 12 1922
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NO POSTMARKS |
POSTMARK DATE |
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Post office reestablished May 1 1930 - Disestablished November 30 1936
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Locy Type |
1932-12-25
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As DD-148
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Locy Type |
1935-01-04
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As DD-148
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1931-02-27 |
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As DD-148
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Locy Type |
1936-11-30 |
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As DD-148. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by William F. Schlechter
Post office reestablished November 8 1939 - Disestablished July 16 1945
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Locy Type |
1939-11-10 |
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As DD-148
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen
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Locy Type |
1943-09-27 |
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As DD-148
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Locy Type |
1941-01-24 |
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As DD-148
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Locy Type |
No date |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1940-03-20 |
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As DD-148
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Locy Type |
1940-03-20 |
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As DD-148
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1945-11-30 |
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As AG-112
Last Day in Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
BRECKINRIDGE earned 1 battle star for WWII service
NAMESAKE - Joseph Cabell Breckinridge USN (March 6 1872 - February 11 1898)
Breckinridge was an officer in the United States Navy in the Spanish-American War. Breckinridge was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1895. He served in the Second Class Battleship USS TEXAS where on several occasions he displayed remarkable coolness and ability in times of peril.
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