USS Bailey (DD-492)
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| Name: | USS Bailey (DD-492) |
| Namesake: | Theodorus Bailey |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York |
| Laid down: | 29 January 1941 |
| Launched: | 19 December 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 11 May 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 May 1946 |
| Struck: | 1 June 1968 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 4 November 1969 |
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| Class and type: | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,620 tons |
| Length: | 347 ft 10 in (106 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11 m) |
| Draught: | 17 ft 4 in (5.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2x Westinghouse Geared Turbines; 50,000 shp (37,300 kW) |
| Speed: | 37 knots (69 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 276 |
| Armament: | 4 x 5"/38 (127 mm) cal., 1 x 21" (533 mm) quin TT |
USS Bailey (DD-492) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third ship named for Admiral Theodorus Bailey.
Bailey was launched 19 December 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Mrs. Mary de Peyster Charles, granddaughter of Admiral Bailey, commissioned 11 May 1942, Lieutenant Commander F. D. Karns, Jr., in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
In the Pacific, Bailey joined TF 8 on patrol in the Aleutian Islands. On 12 January 1943, she supported the unopposed invasion of Amchitka Island and on 26 March took part in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands during which time her captain was LCDR John Atkeson. During a torpedo attack, in which she scored several gunfire hits on Nachi, Bailey received three direct hits from 8-inch shells which killed five and wounded six men, and caused major damage to the ship. For this action, she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation. After undergoing temporary repairs at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Bailey arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard 8 April 1943 for permanent repairs.
Repairs completed, she arrived at Pearl Harbor 16 October 1943. Between November 1943 and October 1944, Bailey acted as a fire-support, picket, and patrol ship in the invasions of Tarawa (20 November – 7 December 1943); Maloelap and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands (30 January – 29 February 1944); Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands (15 June – 28 July); and Peleliu and Angaur, Palau Islands (15 September – 2 October).
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