USS Bancroft

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Bancroft in honor of George Bancroft.

USS Bancroft (1892), was a gunboat, launched in 1892, commissioned in 1893 and decommissioned in 1906.
USS Bancroft (DD-256), was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS St. Francis.
USS Bancroft (DD-598), was a Benson-class destroyer commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1946.

See also

USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643)

Sources

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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