USS Bagley (DD-386)

Bagley at Pearl Harbor in late 1945. Note the trunking around the single stack that distinguished this class. The small numbers on her side denote the location of her hull frames.
History
United States
NameUSS Bagley (DD-386)
NamesakeWorth Bagley
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid down31 July 1935
Launched3 September 1936
Commissioned12 June 1937
Decommissioned14 June 1946
Stricken25 February 1947
FateSold 3 October 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeBagley-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,325 tons (full)
  • 1,500 tons (light)
Length341 ft 8 in (104.14 m)
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft
  • 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) light
  • 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) full
Propulsiontwo propellers, 49,000 shp
Speed38.5 knots (71.3 km/h)
Range6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement251
Armament
Launching of Bagley on 3 September 1936

USS Bagley (DD-386), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Worth Bagley, officer during the Spanish–American War, distinguished as the only U.S. naval officer killed in action during that war.

Bagley (DD-386) was laid down on 31 July 1935 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched on 3 September 1936; sponsored by Miss Bella Worth Bagley, sister of Ensign Bagley; and commissioned on 12 June 1937.