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[Brian Dunbar]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
> " 
> " Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " > " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
> " > " 
> " > " >From: Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
> " > " 
> " > " <snip>
> " > " 
> " > " (MOVED to geeks)
> " > " 
> " > " >the barbary coast pirates.  one of my ancestors had something to do
> " > " >with them, not one of his more shining moments but his career in
> " > " >general was good enough that his is the most-reused [5 so far] ship
> " > " >name in the us navy.
> " > " 
> " > " Don't tease - what was it?
> " > 
> " > bainbridge.  destroyers all; #1 was dd1, #5 is burke-class ddg96.  my
> " > mother christened it at bath iron works.
> 
> ps. my grandmother christened #4, a nuclear 7th-flt destroyer, in '59
> at quincy naval shipyard.  i barely remember it.  i was 5.
> 
> " Isn't DD-1 #2?  The 1812 ship was before registry numbers, no?
> 
> the 1812 ship was the constitution; commanded by him, not named for
> him.  you're right that it was before numbers; dd1 was iirc early 20th
> c.  i now wonder why they waited so long.
> 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bainbridge

The USS Bainbridge (1842), was a 12-gun brig commissioned in 1842 and
lost off Cape Hatteras in 1863.

*click*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bainbridge_%281842%29

The first USS Bainbridge was a brig in the United States Navy during the
American Civil War. She was named for William Bainbridge.

Bainbridge was launched 26 April 1842 by Boston Navy Yard and
commissioned 16 December 1842, Commander Z. F. Johnston in command.



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