USS Stansbury
USS Stansbury (DD–180) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. Namesake John Stansbury was born on 28 March 1788 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served under Stephen Decatur as a midshipman on the during the capture of the British ship, Macedonian. Lieutenant Stansbury was killed during the Battle of Lake Champlain on 11 September 1814. Construction and commissioning Stansbury was laid down on 9 December 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works at San Francisco, launched on 16 May 1919, sponsored by Miss Mary Eleanor Trevorrow, and commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on 8 January 1920. Service history Stansbury served with the Pacific Fleet for over two years during which time she received the designation DD-180. On 27 May 1922, she was decommissioned and berthed at San Diego. She remained inactive for more than 12 years, but the onset of World War II in September 1939 necessitated her reactivation along with that of many of her sister ships. Accordingly, Stansbury was recommissioned at San Diego on 29 August 1940. From there, she moved to the Mare Island Navy Yard to begin her conversion to a high-speed minesweeper. In October, she proceeded to Norfolk, Virginia, where