USS Bagley (DD-386)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bagley.
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.
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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. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Bagley (DD-386) |
Namesake | Worth Bagley |
Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
Laid down | 31 July 1935 |
Launched | 3 September 1936 |
Commissioned | 12 June 1937 |
Decommissioned | 14 June 1946 |
Stricken | 25 February 1947 |
Fate | Sold 3 October 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bagley-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 341 ft 8 in (104.14 m) |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion | two propellers, 49,000 shp |
Speed | 38.5 knots (71.3 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement | 251 |
Armament | 4 × 5 in/38 cal guns (12 cm), 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) guns, 16 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
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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.