USS Bainbridge (DD-246)

History
United States
Name	USS Bainbridge
Namesake	William Bainbridge
Builder	New York Shipbuilding
Laid down	27 May 1919
Launched	12 June 1920
Sponsored by	Miss Juliet Edith Greene
Commissioned	9 February 1921
Decommissioned	23 December 1930
Recommissioned	9 March 1932 (reduced) 5 September 1933 (full)
Decommissioned	20 November 1937
Recommissioned	26 September 1939
Decommissioned	21 July 1945
Stricken	November 1945
Fate	Sold 30 November 1945 Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Clemson-class destroyer
Displacement	1,216 tons
Length	314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam	31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft	9 feet 10 inches (3.00 m)
Propulsion	26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range	4,900 nautical miles (9,100 kilometres)  @ 15 kt
Complement	137 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The third USS Bainbridge (DD-246) was a united States Navy Clemson-class destroyer in commission from 1921 to 1930, from 1932 to 1937, and from 1939 to 1945. She served during World War II. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who served in the War of 1812 and the First and Second Barbary Wars.