▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁B ain bridge ▁made ▁cru ises ▁to ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Al aska , ▁and ▁Hawai i . ▁She ▁was ▁placed ▁out ▁of ▁commission ▁in ▁reserve ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Re comm ission ed ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁B ain bridge ▁was ▁as ▁signed ▁to ▁Division ▁ 6 2 ▁and ▁operated ▁on ▁the ▁Ne ut ral ity ▁Pat rol ▁in ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁she ▁reported ▁to ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida , ▁for ▁pat rol ▁duty . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁she ▁cru ised ▁along ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁coast ▁and ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁made ▁three ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁voy ages ▁to ▁New found land ▁and ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Between ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁B ain bridge ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁con voy ▁esc ort ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁G ulf ▁coast s ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁five ▁trans - At l antic ▁esc ort ▁cross ings ▁to ▁North ▁Africa ▁( F ebru ary – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 4 3 ). ▁ ▁Con vo ys ▁esc orted ▁ ▁Dis pos al ▁Com men cing ▁her ▁in activ ation ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ,