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USS BAINBRIDGE HISTORY Born in Princeton, New Jersey, William Bainbridge entered the merchant marine service at the age of 15. He was promoted to Captain in four years. Later Captain Bainbridge became part of the newly formed United States Navy organized in 1798. During his brilliant naval career he commanded the schooner, RETALIATION; the frigate, GEORGE WASHINGTON; and the 44 gun PHILADELPHIA. After being promoted to the rank of Commodore, he went on to command the famous USS CONSTITUTION. During the War of 1812 he lead Old Ironsides to a victory over the British Frigate JAVA after a fierce battle off the coast of Brazil. He died at the age of 59 in Philadelphia, PA. The USS BAINBRIDGE is the fourth ship of the line to bear the name of Commodore William R. Bainbridge. Built by Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, BAINBRIDGE was commissioned as the world ' s first nuclear-powered guided missile destroyer leader on October 6, 1962. Joining her sister nuclear powered ships, the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) and USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9), she helped form the famous Task Force One which steamed on a 30,565 mile un-replenished voyage around the world. While assigned to the Pacific Fleet, BAINBRIDGE made six deployments to the Western Pacific serving in a variety of roles in support of Southeast Asian operations. Off the coast of Vietnam she became part of the first nuclear task force in combat. For years she held the Fleet speed and endurance record as a result of a 3,700 mile 29.2 knot average run from Fremantle, Australia to the Gulf of Tonkin. Completely modernized between 1974-76 BAINBRIDGE was redesignated as a Cruiser, a classification more in line with all her capabilities. Modernization included the addition of the Navy Tactical Data System, digital fire control systems, two long-life reactor cores and a complete habitability redesign. BAINBRIDGE made several WestPac deployments before moving to Bremerton, Washington for an 18 month overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 1984-85. Among the many improvements she received there were the addition of the Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS) as well as an aft mast to support new, upgraded radars. BAINBRIDGE then made her way through the Panama Canal to her new home port of Norfolk, Virginia where she started adjusting to the East Coast way of doing things. Since joining the Atlantic Fleet, BAINBRIDGE has distinguished herself in all the tasks and exercises she has been called upon to do. BAINBRIDGE participated i n numerous fleet exercises prior to deployment to the Mediterranean in August 1986 and 1988. Since her 1988 Med Cruise she participated in Operation STEEL- BOX where she rode shotgun for two cargo ships that had been specially outfitted to transport US Army chemical weapons which were designated to be destroyed. These weapons had been stockpiled in Germany. The voyage lasted two months and took BAINBRIDGE from the North Sea all the way around Cape Horn at the Southern tip of South America and on into the Pacific Ocean. As a result of this operation our Nation took another step toward preparing the foundation for continued peace in Europe and with the former Soviet Union. Since STEELBOX, BAINBRIDGE has deployed twice on Counter Narcotics Operations (CNOPS) in the Carib- bean. On September 26, 1991 BAINBRIDGE deployed on her latest deployment, this time to the Arabian Gulf. Whether it ' s cruising in the Caribbean for CNOPS or patrolling the Arabian Gulf, BAINBRIDGE has continued to meet all commitments, conducting each with her Tradition of Excellence , her motto for nearly thirty years.
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' ' ' VSi s! £ - ' ' ' V ? DEPLOYMENT STATISTICS TOTAL MILES STEAMED MEALS SERVED GALLONS OF MILK CANNED FRUIT JUICE STEEL BEACH PICNICS EGGS POUNDS OF MEAT GENERAL QUARTERS DRILLS HELICOPTER LANDINGS AIR CONTACTS SURFACE CONTACTS COLDEST AIR TEMPERATURE MARS CALLS TERRIER FIRINGS HARPOON FIRINGS CIWS PAC FIRINGS WEAPONS SYSTEMS DRILLS MOVIES SHOWN GALLONS OF WATER CONSUMED PROPULSION PLANT CASUALTY DRILLS MAIL IN MAIL OUT MONEY ORDERS BOUGHT POD ' S HAIRCUTS NEW SHELLBACKS NEW BLUENOSES NEW SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS QUALIFIED NEW ENLISTED SURFACE SPECIALISTS QUALIFIED 38,867 278,320 12,227 5,000 7 123,036 17,691 52 137 17,243 1,401 14F DEGREES 915 2 1 14 (2,045 ROUNDS FIRED) 204 930 3.5 MILLION 525 76,000 POUNDS 15,200 POUNDS $243,120 19,100 COPIES 5,380 201 482 10 89 - M -liclliJ ' ;i ' ' ' ' ■; ' ' Ti iT- .
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