USS Bailey
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Three ships of United States Navy were named USS Bailey for Theodorus Bailey:
- The first Bailey (TB-21) was a torpedo boat, commissioned in 1901. She was re-named Coast Torpedo Boat No. 8 in 1918 and decommissioned in 1919.
- The second Bailey (DD-269) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940 where she served as HMS Reading.
- The third Bailey (DD-492) was a Benson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1946.
