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72k | Born in Princeton,New Jersey, 7 May 1774. Appointed Lieutenant, 3 August 1798: Master Commandant (Commander), 29 March 1799: Captain, 20 May 1800. Died 27 July 1833. At the age of 15 he entered the merchant service where he made an unusual and distinguished record. Upon his appointment as lieutenant in the Navy he was ordered to command the schooner or galley Retaliation, cruising in the West Indies. November 1798 - after a brave resistance, she was captured by the French frigates Volunteer and Insurgente and carried into Guadeloupe. While here Bainbridge secured the release of a number of American prisoners and the Retaliation was restored to him by order of the Governor, that he might take them to the United States. Upon his return he was given command of Norfolk and during the years 1799-1800 made a number of captures of French privateers. May 1800 - he was ordered to the frigate George Washington to carry “tribute” from the United States to the Dey of Algiers. He was employed by the Dey of Algiers to carry his ambassador and gifts to the Sultan of Turkey and was instrumental in securing an order from the Sultan to the Dey obliging him to release 400 prisoners. He returned to the United States and on 2 May 1801 was ordered to Essex, one of the vessels of the squadron of Commodore Richard Dale fitted out to cruise against the Barbary Powers. March 1803 he was superintending the building of vessels for the US Navy at Philadelphia and Baltimore. 21 May 1803 ordered to command the Philadelphia, 44-gun frigate, of Commodore Edward Preble’s Squadron, to cruise against Tripolitan cruisers in the Mediterranean. 13 July 1803 ordered by the Department to sail in advance of the squadron. 26 August 1803 off Cape de Gatt, captured the Moorish ship Meshboha and recaptured from the Moors the American brig Cecelia. 31 October 1803 while in chase of a Tripolitan cruiser, the Philadelphia struck on a rock in the harbor of Tripoli, struck fast in the sands, was surrounded by Tripolitan gunboats and captured. Captain Bainbridge, his officers and men were taken on shore and imprisoned in the castle overlooking the harbor for 19 months. Upon the establishment of a treaty of peace with Tripoli, 3 June 1805, Captain Bainbridge returned to the United States in the frigate President. He was granted furlough during the years 1806-1807 and made a voyage in a merchant vessel. 1809-1810 again on duty in the Navy commanding the President. 1810-1811 on furlough and made voyages in merchant vessels to India and Russia, where hearing rumors of trouble with England he gave up his ship and returned home. 28 July 1812 he was ordered to command the Constitution and sailed on a cruise 28 October 1812. 9 November 1812 captured the brig South Carolina. 29 Dec 1812 after an engagement of 1 hour and 45 minutes captured the British frigate, Java, of 49 guns and 400 men. During this fight Bainbridge was twice wounded. His next duty was in command of the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts. July-December 1815 commanded the Independence, Mediterranean Squadron.1816-1819 on shore duty at various stations.1819-1821 commanding the Columbus, flagship Mediterranean Squadron.1821-1823 commanding first the Philadelphia, then the Boston Stations.December 24, 1824 - June 1827 Naval Commissioner. 1829-1831 commanding Philadelphia Station. He was again in command of the Charlestown Navy Yard until 19 November 1832, when he was granted leave. His health failed and his death occurred at Philadelphia in 1833. He was buried in the churchyard of Christ Church that city. Photo #: KN-1365. Commodore William Bainbridge, USN (1774-1833), oil on wood, 30" by 21", by John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840). Painted circa 1814. Painting in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum Collection. Transferred from the U.S. Naval Lyceum, 1892. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 117k | PCU Momsen DDG-92 (in the water), PCU Bainbridge DDG-96 (closest to Momsen) and PCU Nitze DDG-94 (on the right) at Bath Iron Works. | Rexford Dundon | |
| 50k | Prior to float-off from the dry dock at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. Photo courtesy of Bath Iron Works - General Dynamics, November 12 2004. | Tony Cowart | |
| 120k | November 12 2004, the Arleigh Burke Flight IIA-class guided missile destroyer PCU Bainbridge (DDG 96) shown in a floating dry dock at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. US Navy photo. | Fred Weiss | |
| 86k | Christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works November 13 2004. | Kevin Kelly | |
| 104k | Christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works November 13 2004. | Kevin Kelly | |
| 92k | Christening ceremony at Bath Iron Works November 13 2004. | Kevin Kelly | |
| 41k | USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) shown conducting a missile exercise (MISSILEX), June 14 2005. U.S. Navy photo. | Tony Cowart | |
| 169k | On sea trials in the Gulf of Maine. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 56k | On sea trials in the Gulf of Maine. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 101k | Commissioning Day for the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). Photo by Brian Wyckoff. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 91k | Norfolk, VA, September 12 2006, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) as she sits moored pier side in Naval Station Norfolk. Copyright by terms of Creative Commons. Photo provided by T.M. Wolf. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 77k | 070122-N-0318S-004. Tampa Bay, FL, January 22 2007, sailors man the rails as the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) pulls into terminal three in Tampa Bay, to participate in Tampa Navy Week. Tampa Navy Week is one of 26 Navy weeks planned across America in 2007. Navy weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant everyday Navy presence. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st class Jesse A Sherwin III. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 80k | 070413-N-2735T-195. Atlantic Ocean, April 13 2007, pilots from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 46 perform "touch and go's" aboard guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). HSL-46 and the Bainbridge are on their way to participate in the Neptune Warrior training course, which will test the interoperability of NATO Coalition Forces. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Coleman Thompson. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 112k | 070416-N-2735T-302. Atlantic Ocean, April 16 2007, sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) ride a rigid hull inflatable boat in preparation for the Neptune Warrior training course. The Neptune Warrior course is designed to increase interoperability among NATO coalition forces in a maritime combat environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Coleman Thompson. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 104k | 070419-N-5681S-042. Faslane, Scotland, 19 April 2007, the guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and USS Laboon (DDG 58) are in port for liberty. American and European ships are in Faslane to prepare for Neptune Warrior, a ten-day course to certify ships for NATO deployments. The Neptune Warrior course is designed to increase interoperability among NATO coalition forces in a maritime combat environment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Starkey. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 110k | 070917-N-5459S-002. Victoria, Seychelles, September 17 2007, guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) are moored together during a port visit to Seychelles. Normandy is transferring duties as flagship to Bainbridge for commander Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1, Rear Admiral Michael K. Mahon. SNMG1 is one of four joint NATO maritime task forces. U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 96k | 071002-N-5459S-015. The Red Sea, October 2 2007, guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) monitors the waters around the Yemeni island of Jabal at-Tair in search of survivors after a volcano erupted on the island Sept. 30. Bainbridge has been conducting search and rescue operations in the area for the past two days. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Vincent J. Street. | Navy News Stand | |
| 129k | Ouside of the port of Piraeus, Greece the USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG-96) which is a part of SNMG1 (Standing NATO Maritime Group One) on October 27 2007. | George Haralampides | |
| 89k | Two views of the port visit to Piraeus, Greece, December 24 2007. | George Haralampides | |
| 81k | As above. | George Haralampides | |
| 93k | Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, January 10 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) arrives at NATO Pier Facility in Souda harbor for a routine port visit. Bainbridge is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley, ID# 080110-N-0780F-001. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 8k | Ships patch. | Steven A. Cardali | |
| 28k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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