USS Bancroft (DD-256)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Bancroft (DD-256) |
| Namesake: | George Bancroft |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy |
| Laid down: | 4 November 1918 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1919 |
| Commissioned: | 30 June 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 September 1940 |
| Struck: | 8 January 1941 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Canada, 24 September 1940 |
| Career (Canada) | |
| Name: | HMCS St. Francis |
| Namesake: | St. Francis River |
| Commissioned: | 24 September 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 1945 |
| Honours and awards: |
Atlantic 1941-43 |
| Fate: | declared surplus 1 April 1945. sank July 1945 off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, en route to scrapping. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,216 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 10 inches (3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 26,500 shp (20 MW); geared turbines, 2 screws |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 122 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 x 4" (102 mm), 1 x 3" (76 mm), 12 x 21" (533 mm) tt. |
The second USS Bancroft (DD-256) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.
Read more about USS Bancroft (DD-256): As USS Bancroft, As HMCS St. Francis