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[Sridhar Ayengar]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
> " 
> " >From: Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us>
> " 
> " <snip>
> " 
> " (MOVED to geeks)
> " 
> " >the barbary coast pirates.  one of my ancestors had something to do
> " >with them, not one of his more shining moments but his career in
> " >general was good enough that his is the most-reused [5 so far] ship
> " >name in the us navy.
> " 
> " Don't tease - what was it?
> 
> bainbridge.  destroyers all; #1 was dd1, #5 is burke-class ddg96.  my
> mother christened it at bath iron works.

Isn't DD-1 #2?  The 1812 ship was before registry numbers, no?

Peace...  Sridhar