USS Bainbridge (DD-1) [SEP] vessel class
USS Bainbridge (DD-1)
The second USS "Bainbridge" (Destroyer No. 1/DD-1) was the first destroyer, also called "Torpedo-boat destroyers", in the United States Navy and the lead ship of the . She was named for William Bainbridge. "Bainbridge" was commissioned 12 February 1903. She served in the Asiatic Fleet before World War I and served in patrol and convoy duty during the war. She was decommissioned 3 July 1919.
Construction.
"Bainbridge" was laid down
USS Bainbridge (DD-246)
The third USS "Bainbridge" (DD-246) was a "Clemson"-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who served in the War of 1812 and the First and Second Barbary Wars.
History.
"Bainbridge" was launched 12 June 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss Juliet Edith Greene, great great-granddaughter of Commodore Bainbridge; commissioned 9 February 1921, Lieutenant Commander L. H.