USS Bailey (DD 492)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Bristol
Pennant	DD 492
Built by	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.)
Laid down	29 Jan 1941
Launched	19 Dec 1941
Commissioned	11 May 1942
End service	2 May 1946
History
	Damaged from HIJMS Nachi 8" guns scored 3 direct hits killing 5 and wounding 6.on 26 March 1943, On the night of 1 October 1944, she underwent two severe strafing attacks while on picket duty off the Palaus. Damage was extensive, 9 men were killed and 16 wounded. Decommissioned 2 May 1946. Stricken 1 June 1968. Sunk as a target off the Florida coast 4 November 1969