BAILEY DD 492

Ship Name and Designation History

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Benson Class Destroyer Keel Laid 29 January 1941 - Launched 19 December 1941 USS BAILEY DD-492 Commissioned 11 May 1942 - Decommissioned 2 May 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 June 1968 Sunk as target 4 November 1969 off Florida

Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, USN

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1. USS Bailey DD-492 Covers Page 1     (1943-1946)

 

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3z (TBT)

1943-07-28

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Locy Type 9uz

1945-08-31

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type 9uz

1946-01-10

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Other Information

USS BAILEY earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 9 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey, USN (12 April 1805 - 10 February 1877)
         Bailey entered the Navy as a Midshipman in January 1818. He was commended for energy, enterprise, and gallantry in the Mexican-American War. He made Captain in 1855. In July, 1862, he was made Commodore, and in July, 1866, Rear Admiral on the retired list. In 1861 Captain Bailey was in command of COLORADO, in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Later he took command of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron. He was instrumental in developing a primitive "thruster system," the principles of which are still in use today. A pipe could direct water to one side of the ship or another, which caused the ship to be able to move with more agility in the high seas. Today, ships use this principle in thruster systems. Rear Admiral Bailey died at Washington, D. C., February 10 1877.

The ships sponsor was Mrs Mary De Peyster Charles, granddaughter of Admiral Bailey.

 

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