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(Destroyer No. 256: dp. 1,215 (n.); l. 314'4½"; b. 31'8"; dr. 9'9 3/4" (aft); s. 35 k.; cpl. 120; a. 4 4", 2 3", 12 21" tt.; cl. Clemson)
(Destroyer No. 256: dp. 1,215 (n.); l. 314'4½"; b. 31'8"; dr. 9'9 3/4" (aft); s. 35 k.; cpl. 120; a. 4 4", 2 3", 12 21" tt.; cl. Clemson)
The second '''Bancroft''' ([[Destroyer]] No. 256) was laid down on 4 November 1918 at Quincy, Mass., by the [[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.]]; launched on 21 March 1919; sponsored by Miss Mary W. Bancroft; and commissioned on 30 June 1919, Lt. Comdr. Harvey S. Haislip in command.
The '''USS Bancroft (DD-256)''' was a Clemson class [[destroyer]] operated first by the [[United States Navy]] and later by the [[Royal Canadian Navy]]. It was the second ship to have the name "Bancroft", the first being a gunboat in the 1800's.
The second Bancroft was laid down on 4 November 1918 at Quincy, Mass., by the [[Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.]]; launched on 21 March 1919; sponsored by Miss Mary W. Bancroft; and commissioned on 30 June 1919, Lt. Comdr. Harvey S. Haislip in command.
Upon commissioning, Bancroft conducted her shakedown cruise and then joined the [[Atlantic Fleet]] for normal training evolutions. However, in less than five months, she was placed in commission, in reserve. With a [[skeleton crew]] embarked for maintenance purposes, the destroyer remained in a state of semi active unreadiness for a little more than 30 months. She descended to complete inactivity on 11 July 1922 when she was decommissioned and berthed with the reserve fleet at Philadelphia. She remained there for more than 17 years.
Upon commissioning, Bancroft conducted her shakedown cruise and then joined the [[Atlantic Fleet]] for normal training evolutions. However, in less than five months, she was placed in commission, in reserve. With a [[skeleton crew]] embarked for maintenance purposes, the destroyer remained in a state of semi active unreadiness for a little more than 30 months. She descended to complete inactivity on 11 July 1922 when she was decommissioned and berthed with the reserve fleet at Philadelphia. She remained there for more than 17 years.