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''Bancroft'' was recommissioned [[18 December]] [[1939]] and served with the Atlantic Squadron on the east coast until decommissioned at [[City of Halifax|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], and transferred to [[Great Britain]] in the [[Destroyers for Bases Agreement|destroyer-land bases exchange]] [[24 September]] [[1940]].
''Bancroft'' was recommissioned [[18 December]] [[1939]] and served with the Atlantic Squadron on the east coast until decommissioned at [[City of Halifax|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], and transferred to [[Great Britain]] in the [[Destroyers for Bases Agreement|destroyer-land bases exchange]] [[24 September]] [[1940]].

See [[USS Bancroft|USS ''Bancroft'']] for other ships of this name.


==As HMCS ''St. Francis''==
==As HMCS ''St. Francis''==
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''Bancroft'' was allocated to the Royal Canadian Navy and was taken over by the Canadians [[24 September]] [[1940]]. Following the Canadian practice of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers (but with deference to the U.S. origin), ''St. Francis'' was named after the [[St. Francis River (Maine)|St. Francis River]] forming the border between northern [[Maine]] and [[Quebec]] and [[New Brunswick]].<ref>Milner 1985 p.23</ref> ''St. Francis'' left Halifax [[15 January]] [[1941]] and arrived in the [[River Clyde]], [[Scotland]], [[26 January]]. She joined the 4th Escort Group and on [[20 May]] she rescued all the survivors of the steamship ''Starcrose'' which had to be sunk after being torpedoed by a [[submarine]]. At the end of June she escorted a troop convoy to the [[Middle East]] and in July she joined the newly formed [[Newfoundland Escort Force]]. Between 1941 and 1943 ''St. Francis'' made several attacks on enemy submarines while escorting convoys ON-95, SC-85, ON-105, HX-197, and ON-116 with [[Mid-Ocean Escort Force]] group C-4.<ref>Milner 1985 p.286</ref> ''St. Francis'' subsequently escorted convoy ON-121 with Escort Group C-3, convoy SC-99 with Escort Group C-1, and convoy ON-147 with Escort Group C-4.<ref>Milner 1985 pp.285-9</ref>
''Bancroft'' was allocated to the Royal Canadian Navy and was taken over by the Canadians [[24 September]] [[1940]]. Following the Canadian practice of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers (but with deference to the U.S. origin), ''St. Francis'' was named after the [[St. Francis River (Maine)|St. Francis River]] forming the border between northern [[Maine]] and [[Quebec]] and [[New Brunswick]].<ref>Milner 1985 p.23</ref> ''St. Francis'' left Halifax [[15 January]] [[1941]] and arrived in the [[River Clyde]], [[Scotland]], [[26 January]]. She joined the 4th Escort Group and on [[20 May]] she rescued all the survivors of the steamship ''Starcrose'' which had to be sunk after being torpedoed by a [[submarine]]. At the end of June she escorted a troop convoy to the [[Middle East]] and in July she joined the newly formed [[Newfoundland Escort Force]]. Between 1941 and 1943 ''St. Francis'' made several attacks on enemy submarines while escorting convoys ON-95, SC-85, ON-105, HX-197, and ON-116 with [[Mid-Ocean Escort Force]] group C-4.<ref>Milner 1985 p.286</ref> ''St. Francis'' subsequently escorted convoy ON-121 with Escort Group C-3, convoy SC-99 with Escort Group C-1, and convoy ON-147 with Escort Group C-4.<ref>Milner 1985 pp.285-9</ref>


After refitting at Halifax, ''St. Francis'' joined Escort Group C.2 in the [[Western Approaches Command]] in June 1943 but in August was transferred to the 9th Escort Group (RCN), working from [[Londonderry Port]], [[Northern Ireland]]. She returned to the Western Local Escort Force at Halifax the following month. From early 1944 she was employed on training duties at [[Digby, Nova Scotia]], where on [[1 April]] [[1945]] she was declared surplus.
After refitting at Halifax, ''St. Francis'' joined Escort Group C.2 in the [[Western Approaches Command]] in June 1943 but in August was transferred to the 9th Escort Group (RCN), working from [[Londonderry Port]], [[Northern Ireland]]. She returned to the Western Local Escort Force at Halifax the following month. From early 1944 she was employed on training duties at [[Digby, Nova Scotia]], where on [[1 April]] [[1945]] she was declared surplus.


On her way to Baltimore to be scrapped by the Boston Iron & Metal Co. in July 1945, she sank as a result of a collision off Cape Cod, Mass.<ref>http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/bancroft-ii.htm</ref>
==Source==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/bancroft-ii.htm}}


==Notes==
==Notes==

{{Reflist}}
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==References==
==References==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/bancroft-ii.htm}}

* {{cite book| title=North Atlantic Run |author=Milner, Marc |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1985 |id=ISBN 0-87021-450-0}}
* {{cite book| title=North Atlantic Run |author=Milner, Marc |publisher=Naval Institute Press |year=1985 |id=ISBN 0-87021-450-0}}

==External links==
*http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/256.htm


{{Clemson class destroyer}}
{{Clemson class destroyer}}

Revision as of 20:26, 25 May 2008

For other ships with the same name, see USS Bancroft.
History
US
NameUSS Bancroft (DD-256)
NamesakeGeorge Bancroft
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy
Laid downNovember 4 1918
Launched21 March 1919
Commissioned30 June 1919
Decommissioned24 September 1940
Stricken8 January 1941
FateTransferred to Canada, 24 September 1940
History
RCN EnsignCanada
NameHMCS St. Francis
NamesakeSt. Francis River
Commissioned24 September 1940
Decommissioned1945
Fatedeclared surplus 1 April 1945. sank July 1945 off Cape Cod, Mass enroute to scrapping.
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1,216 tons
Length314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m)
Beam31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m)
Draft9 feet 10 inches (3 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
26,500 shp (20 MW);
geared turbines,
2 screws
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Rangelist error: <br /> list (help)
4,900 nmi (9,100 km)
  @ 15 kt
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament4 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.

As USS Bancroft

Named for George Bancroft, she was launched 21 March 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Miss Mary W. Bancroft, great granddaughter of George Bancroft; and commissioned 30 June 1919, Lieutenant Commander H. S. Haislip in command.

Bancroft joined the Atlantic Fleet and took part in fleet training activities until 26 November 1919 when she went into reserve commission. She was placed out of commission at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 July 1922.

Bancroft was recommissioned 18 December 1939 and served with the Atlantic Squadron on the east coast until decommissioned at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and transferred to Great Britain in the destroyer-land bases exchange 24 September 1940.

As HMCS St. Francis

Bancroft was allocated to the Royal Canadian Navy and was taken over by the Canadians 24 September 1940. Following the Canadian practice of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers (but with deference to the U.S. origin), St. Francis was named after the St. Francis River forming the border between northern Maine and Quebec and New Brunswick.[1] St. Francis left Halifax 15 January 1941 and arrived in the River Clyde, Scotland, 26 January. She joined the 4th Escort Group and on 20 May she rescued all the survivors of the steamship Starcrose which had to be sunk after being torpedoed by a submarine. At the end of June she escorted a troop convoy to the Middle East and in July she joined the newly formed Newfoundland Escort Force. Between 1941 and 1943 St. Francis made several attacks on enemy submarines while escorting convoys ON-95, SC-85, ON-105, HX-197, and ON-116 with Mid-Ocean Escort Force group C-4.[2] St. Francis subsequently escorted convoy ON-121 with Escort Group C-3, convoy SC-99 with Escort Group C-1, and convoy ON-147 with Escort Group C-4.[3]

After refitting at Halifax, St. Francis joined Escort Group C.2 in the Western Approaches Command in June 1943 but in August was transferred to the 9th Escort Group (RCN), working from Londonderry Port, Northern Ireland. She returned to the Western Local Escort Force at Halifax the following month. From early 1944 she was employed on training duties at Digby, Nova Scotia, where on 1 April 1945 she was declared surplus.

On her way to Baltimore to be scrapped by the Boston Iron & Metal Co. in July 1945, she sank as a result of a collision off Cape Cod, Mass.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Milner 1985 p.23
  2. ^ Milner 1985 p.286
  3. ^ Milner 1985 pp.285-9
  4. ^ http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2/bancroft-ii.htm

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
  • Milner, Marc (1985). North Atlantic Run. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-450-0.

External links

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