| − | The first Bell (Destroyer No. 95) was laid down on 16 November 1917 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 20 April 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Adelaide Daniels; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 31 July 1918, Lt. Comdr. Douglas L. Howard in command. | + | The first '''Bell''' (Destroyer No. 95) was laid down on 16 November 1917 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 20 April 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Adelaide Daniels; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 31 July 1918, Lt. Comdr. Douglas L. Howard in command. |