USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713/DDR-713) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Kenneth D. Bailey. The name Kenneth D. Bailey was originally assigned to the destroyer escort USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DE-552) on 30 November 1943; DE-552 was cancelled on 10 June 1944, and the name was reassigned to DD-713 on 8 July 1944.
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My first ship serving on board as FTG3 starting in Oct 1966 when she returned from a Med Cruise. Went through the ship yard in Charleston SC where I met and married my first wife. Spent long months in GTMO training after the yards and seeing a 12 ft Hammer Head shark hanging from Mount 53. Transfered to shore duty in April 1969.