USS Bailey (DD-269)

The third U.S. Navy ship named Bailey but the second named for Rear Adm. Theodorus Bailey (1805-1877); see Bailey II for complete biography,.

The third Bailey (Destroyer No. 269) was laid down on 1 June 1918 at Squantum, Mass., by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 5 February 1919; sponsored by Miss Rosalie Fellows Bailey; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 27 June 1919, Cmdr. Alexander Sharp in command.

After fitting out at Boston, Bailey arrived at Newport, R.I., on 21 August 1919 to take on board her assigned torpedo equipment. Then, proceeding via Greenport Harbor, Long Island, Bailey visited New York from 28 August to 3 September before heading back to Newport for a brief visit. Returning to New York late on 12 September, the destroyer joined three of her sister ships and set out for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 17 September. Pausing there from the 20th to the 22nd, Bailey departed Guantanamo Bay on 22 September, bound for Panama.

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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Bailey III (Destroyer No. 269)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.