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USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1), 1902-1920
USS Bainbridge, a 420-ton destroyer that was the first of her class, and the first ship classified as a destroyer by the U.S. Navy, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Commissioned in November 1902, she remained in reserve status until February 1903 and then operated with the North Atlantic Fleet. In December 1903 Bainbridge left the United States on a long voyage to the Philippines. Accompanied by four of her sister destroyers, she steamed across the Atlantic, transited the Mediterranean, passed through the Suez Canal and crossed the Indian Ocean, arriving at Cavite, near Manila, in April 1904. She served in the Far East for the next thirteen years, mainly in the Philippine Islands and along the China coast.
Bainbridge left Asian waters in August 1917 to reinforce the U.S. Navy's battle against the German U-Boats in the eastern Atlantic. Between September 1917 and mid-1918 the destroyer operated in the vicinity of Gibraltar, escorting convoys and conducting patrols. She steamed across the Atlantic to Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1918 and spent the rest of World War I, and the early post-war months, serving along the U.S. East Coast. Decommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in July 1919, USS Bainbridge was sold for scrapping in early January 1920.
USS Bainbridge was named in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge (1774-1833), one of the leading figures of the early 19th Century U.S. Navy.
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Photo #: 19-N-13135 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) Fitting out at the Neafie & Levy Ship & Engine Building Company shipyard, circa June-November 1902. USS Denver (Cruiser # 14) is at right, also fitting out. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 100KB; 600 x 765 pixels Reproductions may also be available through the National Archives. |
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Photo #: NH 69702 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) Underway in Subic Bay, Philippines, about sixty miles up the coast from Manila, 1915. She was returning from outside Subic Bay, where she had been participating in target practice. Photographed by Seaman Arthur B. Furnas, who was stationed on board USS Yorktown (Gunboat # 1), Flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. Courtesy of Arthur B. Furnas, 1969. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 68868 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) Steaming in Subic Bay, Philippines, about sixty miles up the coast from Manila, 1915. She was returning from outside Subic Bay, where she had been participating in target practice. Photographed by Seaman Arthur B. Furnas, who was stationed on board USS Yorktown (Gunboat # 1), Flagship of the Asiatic Fleet. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 595 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 88544 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) In an Asiatic port, circa 1915-1916. Collection of C.A. Shively, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 440 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 88545 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) Moored in Asiatic waters, circa 1915-1916. Collection of C.A. Shively, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 43KB; 740 x 470 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 88587 Asiatic Fleet warships off Chefoo, China, circa 1914-1916 Ships present are (from left to right): USS Galveston (Cruiser # 17); USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1); and USS Saratoga (Armored Cruiser # 2). Collection of C.A. Shively, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 560 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 88559 Olongapo Naval Station, Philippines View of the waterfront, circa 1914-1916. Ships present are (from left to right): USS Monadnock (Monitor # 3); USS Monterey (Monitor # 6); USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1); USS Decatur (Destroyer # 5); USS Pampanga (1899-1928); and USS Piscataqua (1898-1931). Collection of C.A. Shively, 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 455 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 56311 USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1) At sea, bound from Gibraltar to Charleston, South Carolina, in July 1918. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Fred C. Iverson, 1957. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 490 pixels |
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The following photograph shows a ship that MAY be USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1):
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Photo #: NH 54426 Bainbridge Class Destroyer Coaling from the beach in the Philippine Islands. This destroyer is either USS Bainbridge (Destroyer # 1), USS Barry (Destroyer # 2) or USS Chauncey (Destroyer # 3). The donor's original caption, which incorrectly identifies the ship as USS Decatur (Destroyer # 5), reads: "...coaling from the beach near Zamboanga, P.I., 1916. Mooring lines are tied to old stock anchors on the beach. The coal was carried aboard in baskets on a pole by two natives. This was Pocahontas coal from West. Va. The rest of the Asiatic Fleet used Japanese coal." Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Fred Iverson collection. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 82KB; 740 x 495 pixels |
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