USS Bagley (FF-1069) [SEP] vessel class
USS Bagley (FF-1069)
USS "Bagley" (FF-1069) was a of the United States Navy. She was the 18th ship of the "Knox" class, built as a destroyer escort (DE) and redesignated as a frigate (FF) in the 1975 USN ship reclassification. "Bagley" was the fourth ship of the USN named for Ensign Worth Bagley, the only US Navy officer killed in action during the Spanish–American War.
Constuction and career.
"Bagley" was laid down on
USS Bagley
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Bagley. The first three were named after Ensign Worth Bagley. The fourth, FF‑1069, honors both Worth Bagley and his brother, Admiral David W. Bagley.
- , was a torpedo boat launched in 1900 and decommissioned in 1919.
- , was a "Wickes"-class destroyer, launched in 1918 and then transferred to the Royal Navy.
- , was the lead destroyer of her class, launched in 1936 and decommissioned in 1946.
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