USS Bristol (DD-453)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down: | 20 December 1940 |
| Launched: | 25 July 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 22 October 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk by German submarine, 13 October 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons (normal) 2,395 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 341 ft (104 m) (waterline), 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) (normal), 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (full load) |
| Propulsion: | four Babcock & Wilcox boilers; General Electric geared turbines; two shafts; 50,000 shp (37 MW) |
| Speed: | 37.5 knots (69 km/h), 33 kt (61 km/h) full load |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles at 15 kt (11,000 km at 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 208 (276 war) |
| Armament: | 4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 1 × 1.1 in (28 mm) quad AA gun, 6 × 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes (2×5, 10 torpedoes) |
USS Bristol (DD 453) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol. She was launched 25 July 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Powell Clayton, and commissioned 22 October 1941, Lieutenant Commander C. C. Wood in command. 22 Oct 1941 - Sep 22 1942 (Later RADM) CDR John Albert Glick 22 Sep 1942 - Oct 13 1943
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