USS Bailey

Four ships of United States Navy have been named Bailey for Theodorus Bailey:

USS Bailey (1856), was a Coast Survey schooner in the early years of the Civil War.
USS Bailey (TB-21), was a torpedo boat commissioned in 1901. She was renamed Coast Torpedo Boat No. 8 in 1918 and decommissioned in 1919.
USS Bailey (DD-269), was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940, where she served as HMS Reading.
USS Bailey (DD-492), was a Benson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1946.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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