USS Bagley (DD-386), a , was the third ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 to be named for Ensign

Ensign (rank)

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 Worth Bagley

Worth Bagley

Ensign Worth Bagley was a United States Navy officer during the Spanish-American War, distinguished as the only U.S. naval officer killed in action during that war.-Biography:...

, officer during the Spanish-American War

Spanish-American War

The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...

, distinguished as the only U.S. naval officer killed in action during that war.

Bagley (DD-386) was laid down on 31 July 1935 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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, Portsmouth, Virginia

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; launched on 3 September 1936; sponsored by Miss Bella Worth Bagley, sister of Ensign Bagley; and commissioned on 12 June 1937, Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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 Earl W.