USS Bruce (DD-329) [SEP] vessel class
USS Bruce (DD-329)
USS "Bruce" (DD-329) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Frank Bruce.
History.
"Bruce" was launched 20 May 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California, sponsored by Mrs. Annie Bruce, widow of Lieutenant Bruce, and commissioned 29 September 1920, Lieutenant Commander G. N. Reeves, Jr., in command.
"Bruce" operated out of San Diego, California during her first year of
, Virginia in April 1919 to join Division 2, North Sea Minesweeping Detachment, at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. While sweeping in the North Sea on 14 May 1919, a mine exploded close by, causing considerable damage to the stern and killing Bruce, Frank M., LT. The USS Bruce (DD-329) was named for Lt. Bruce. Her repairs at the Devonport Dockyard, England, took six months and she returned to Norfolk in January 1920.
Postwar operations.
Between 1920 and 1931, "Bobolink"