USS Bainbridge (DD-246)

The USS Bainbridge (DD -246 ) was a destroyer of the Clemson - class, which was during the Second World War for the U.S. Navy in action.

Construction

The third USS Bainbridge was born on June 12, 1920 set at New York Shipbuilding Corp.. , Camden, N, J. keel. Was sponsored by the ship Juliet Edith Greene, the great- great-granddaughter of Commodore Bainbridge. Was put into service DD -246 on February 9, 1921 under Lieutenant Commander El Thebaud and the Atlantic fleet has been assigned.

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Interwar period

The Bainbridge operated here on the east coast and in the Caribbean and participated in exercises and maneuvers until October 1922 part. Then they moved into Turkish waters. On December 16, 1922, she rescued 500 survivors of the burning French military transport Vinh - Long good 10 nautical miles from Constantine Opel. For extraordinary bravery and heroism was Lieutenant Commander WA Edwards, the Medal of Honor awarded.

It was used in the next year, stationed in Newport, Rhode Iceland, as a temporary flagship of the fleet reconnaissance and then in the 14th Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet reconnaissance. Between 1923 and 1928 she participated in numerous exercises and maneuvers. Mostly in the summer months took DD- 246 on exercise programs of the Enlightenment fleet part, often with reservists. On December 23, 1930, she was decommissioned and assigned to the reserve. In March 1932, she was again placed partly to active duty and served in the 19th Division spinning reserve, where she participated in many reserve training. On September 5, 1933, she was again charged in full to active duty, this time in the 8th Destroyer Division of the Enlightenment fleet. Short term she served in the Special Service Squadron in the Florida Keys and the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Later she moved to the Pacific, where DD -246 San Diego reached on 5 November 1937. During their period of service on the west coast the Bainbridge made trips to British Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii. On November 20 1937 she was assigned to the Reserve in San Diego.

World War II

Again, put into service on 26 September 1939, the Bainbridge the 62nd Division was assigned to the neutrality patrols conducted in the Canal Zone. In the summer of 1940 she came to Key West, Florida, for reconnaissance purposes. In 1941, she made three convoy escorts to Newfoundland and Iceland. Between 1941 and July 1945, she operated as a convoy Eskorter on the east coast, on the Gulf Coast and in the Caribbean. The exceptions were five trans - Atlantic Eskortierungen ( February-December 1943). On 1 July 1945, the ship was taken out of active service and placed in Philadelphia on July 21, out of service. She was sold on 30 November 1945.

Awards

The Bainbridge received a Battle Star for its services as convoy Eskorter from 13 June to August 1943.

Web Links / Source

USS Bainbridge (DD -246 ) (English )
Vinh - Long ( English)

List of destroyers of the U.S. Navy List of destroyer classes of the U.S. Navy

Clemson - class
Ship in World War II

Clemson-class destroyer William Bainbridge Naval fleet Newport (Rhode Island) Rhode Island Wing (military aviation unit) USS Flusser (DD-289) USS S. P. Lee (DD-310) USS Preston (DD-327)

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