USS Bradford (DD-545)
Broadside view of USS Bradford (DD-545) off Mare Island on 19 Oct 1944. |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Bradford (DD-545) |
| Namesake: | Gamaliel Bradford |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Pedro, California |
| Laid down: | 28 April 1942 |
| Launched: | 12 December 1942 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Sarah Bradford Rose |
| Commissioned: | 12 June 1943 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 September 1961 |
| Struck: | 1 September 1975 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962 |
| Career (Greece) | |
| Name: | Thyella (D-22) |
| Acquired: | 27 September 1962 |
| Struck: | 1981 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Fletcher-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 329 |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns, 10 × 40 mm AA guns, 7 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Bradford (DD-545) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Captain Gamaliel Bradford (1768–1824), a privateer during the Quasi-War with France.
Bradford was launched 12 December 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Terminal Island, Calif., sponsored by Mrs. Sarah Bradford Rose, great-great-granddaughter of Captain Bradford, and commissioned 12 June 1943 Commander R. L. Morris in command.
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