USS Bailey DD-492 is a painting by Dale Jackson which was uploaded on January 3rd, 2021.
USS Bailey DD-492
USS Bailey (DD-492). Oil on Canvas. Commissioned work by Dale Jackson 2021.... more
by Dale Jackson
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Title
USS Bailey DD-492
Artist
Dale Jackson
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
USS Bailey (DD-492). Oil on Canvas. Commissioned work by Dale Jackson 2021.
"USS Bailey (DD-492) was a Benson-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1969.
In the Pacific, Bailey joined TF 8 on patrol in the Aleutian Islands. On 12 January 1943, she supported the unopposed invasion of Amchitka Island and on 26 March took part in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands during which time her captain was LCDR John Atkeson. During a torpedo attack, in which she scored several gunfire hits on Nachi, Bailey received three direct hits from 8-inch shells which killed five and wounded six men, and caused major damage to the ship. For this action, she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation. After undergoing temporary repairs at Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Bailey arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard 8 April 1943 for permanent repairs.
Repairs completed, she arrived at Pearl Harbor 16 October 1943. Between November 1943 and October 1944, Bailey acted as a fire-support, picket, and patrol ship in the invasions of Tarawa (20 November – 7 December 1943); Maloelap and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands (30 January – 29 February 1944); Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands (15 June – 28 July); and Peleliu and Angaur, Palau Islands (15 September – 2 October).
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. Following emergency repairs Bailey proceeded to Mare Island for permanent repairs, arriving 25 October.
Returning to Pearl Harbor on 24 December 1944, she supported the landings on Mindanao (10 March – 10 April 1945) and on Borneo (27 April – 22 July). Between August and November 1945, she was engaged in training in Far Eastern waters.
On 11 December 1945, she arrived at Boston, Massachusetts for inactivation and went out of commission in reserve at Charleston, South Carolina, 2 May 1946. She was stricken for the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1968. She was sunk as a target off Florida." (wiki)
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