▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁Barb ary ▁Wars . ▁ ▁History ▁B ain bridge ▁was ▁launched ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁Sh ip building ▁Corporation , ▁Cam den , ▁New ▁Jersey ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Miss ▁Jul iet ▁Ed ith ▁Gre ene , ▁great ▁great - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁B ain bridge ; ▁commission ed ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁L . ▁H . ▁The ba ud ▁in ▁command ; ▁and ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁B ain bridge ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁se ab o ard ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁with ▁the ▁fleet ▁carrying ▁out ▁tact ical ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁man eu vers ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when ▁she ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Constantin ople ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Naval ▁Det achment ▁in ▁Turkish ▁waters . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁burning ▁French ▁military ▁transport ▁Vin h - Long ▁about ▁ 1 0   m iles ▁off ▁Constantin ople . ▁For ▁extraordinary ▁hero ism ▁during ▁the ▁rescue ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁Walter ▁A . ▁Edwards ▁received ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁at ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁she ▁served ▁tempor arily ▁as ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Commander , ▁Sc out ing ▁Fle et