Allied Warships
USS Bainbridge (DD 246)
Destroyer of the Clemson class
USS Bainbridge during the war
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Clemson |
Pennant | DD 246 |
Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 27 May 1919 |
Launched | 12 Jun 1920 |
Commissioned | 9 Feb 1921 |
End service | 21 Jul 1945 |
History | Decommissioned 23 December 1930 |
Commands listed for USS Bainbridge (DD 246)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Patrick Creehan, USN | 26 Sep 1939 | 19 Jan 1941 |
2 | Lt. Liles Walker Creighton, USN | 19 Jan 1941 | Sep 1942 |
3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Alston Maury Boyd, Jr., USN | Sep 1942 | 16 Aug 1943 |
4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Harry Curtis Transue, USN | 16 Aug 1943 | 18 Aug 1944 |
5 | William Stanton Hitchins, USNR | 18 Aug 1944 | 21 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bainbridge include:
22 May 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Bainbridge (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Hitchins, USNR).
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