USS Bancroft (DD-256)
The second USS Bancroft (DD-256) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, which briefly served in 1919. Placed in reserve, the ship lay idle before being reactivated for World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940, where she served as HMCS St. Francis (I93) in the Battle of the Atlantic escorting convoys. The ship was declared surplus in April 1945, sold for scrap and sank on the way to the breakers after a collision in July.
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USS Bancroft (DD-256)
The second USS Bancroft (DD-256) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, which briefly served in 1919. Placed in reserve, the ship lay idle before being reactivated for World War II. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940, where she served as HMCS St. Francis (I93) in the Battle of the Atlantic escorting convoys. The ship was declared surplus in April 1945, sold for scrap and sank on the way to the breakers after a collision in July.
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The second USS Bancroft (DD-25 ...... ers after a collision in July.
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commissioning date
1919-06-30
1940-09-24
cost ($)
1218962.89
decommissioning date
1940-09-24
laying down
1918-11-04
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9.57072e+1
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ship launched
1919-03-21
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Transferred to Canada, 24 September 1940
declared surplus 1 April 1945. ...... usetts, en route to scrapping.
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Ship armament
*4 × 4"/50 caliber gun
*1 × 3"/23 caliber gun
*12 × torpedo tubes
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1941-43
Ship identification
Hull number DD-256
Pennant number I93
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*geared turbines,
*2 screws
Ship struck
1941-01-08
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The second USS Bancroft (DD-25 ...... ers after a collision in July.
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USS Bancroft (DD-256)
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HMCS St. Francis
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USS Bancroft
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