| USS Bainbridge in an Asiatic port, around 1915-1916 () | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | ?? |
| Launched: | 27 August 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 12 February 1903 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 July 1919 |
| Fate: | sold |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 420 tons |
| Length: | 250 ft |
| Beam: | 23.7 ft |
| Draft: | 9.5 ft |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Complement: | 75 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 x 3-inch guns, 2 x 18-inch torpedo tubes |
The second USS Bainbridge (Destroyer No. 1), later designated DD-1, was the first destroyer in the United States Navy.
The ship was launched 27 August 1901 by Neafie and Levy, Ship and Engine Building Co, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Bertram Greene (great-granddaughter of ship's namesake Commodore William Bainbridge), placed in reserve commission at Philadelphia 24 November 1902 Lieutenant G. W. Williams in command, towed to Norfolk, Virginia, and placed in full commission 12 February 1903.
Bainbridge departed Key West, Florida on 23 December 1903 and sailed via the Suez Canal to the Philippine Islands, arriving at Cavite 14 April 1904. Between 1904 and 1917 she served with the 1st Torpedo Flotilla, Asiatic Fleet, except for two brief periods (17 January 1907 - 24 April 1908 and 24 April 1912 - April 1913) when she was out of commission.
On 1 August 1917 she departed Cavite for Port Said, Egypt, where she Joined Squadron 2, U.S. Patrol Force, 25 September 1917. Bainbridge served on patrol and convoy duty until 15 July 1918 when she departed for the United States. She arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, 3 August 1918 and participated with the fleet in activities along the Atlantic coast until 3 July 1919 when she was decommissioned at Philadelphia. She was sold 3 January 1920.
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This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
