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United States Navy — Destroyer DD-857

USS Bristol (DD-857)

Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

USS Bristol (DD-857)
PH2 A.D. Carter, USN — Official U.S. Navy photo NH 107107 from the [ ship's entry] in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate — DD-857 The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Bristol (DD-857) underway at sea, 29 August 1959.

Service

  1. United States Navy as Bristol17 March 1945 — 21 November 1969169 days of the war
  2. as Hua Yang9 December 1969 — 25 April 1994
Full service history About 407 words
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer Particulars
Name
USS Bristol
Pennant / hull number
DD-857
Namesake
Mark Lambert Bristol
Builder
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Laid down
5 May 1944
Launched
29 October 1944
Commissioned
17 March 1945
Decommissioned
21 November 1969
Struck
21 November 1969
Fate
Scrapped
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, standard
2,200 long tons (2,235 t)
Length
114.6 m (376 ft)
Beam
12.19 m (40 ft)
Draught
4.57 m (15 ft)
Speed
34 knots (63 km/h, 39.1 mph)
Range
6,500 nmi (12,038 km)
Complement
336
Main gun
127 mm (5 in)

Born in Glassboro, N.J., 17 April 1868, Mark Lambert Bristol graduated from the Academy in 1887. During the Spanish-American War he served aboard Texas and participated in the battle of Santigao, Cuba. From 1901 to 1903 he served as aide to the Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic Fleet. He commanded Oklahoma (BB 37) during World War I and then served as United States High Commissioner in Turkey (1919-27). In 1927 Rear Admiral Bristol assumed command of the Asiatic Fleet. He died 13 May 1939.

The second Bristol (DD-857) was launched 29 October 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Predo, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. August Frederick Eberly; and commissioned 17 March 1945, Commander K. P. Letts in command.

Bristol departed San Diego 13 June 1945 enroute to Pearl Harbor, arriving 19 June 1945. Arriving at Guam 29 July she joined TG 30.8, a logistic support group supplying TF 38. On 5 August 1945 Bristol collided with Astabula (AO-51). Bristo's bow was damaged and she returned to Guam for repairs. Repairs completed 1 September, she departed for Far Eastern occupation duty. Her tour of duty ended 21 February 1946 and she returned to San Pedro 15 March.

Continue to the full service history About 407 words

From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Bristol II (DD-857)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 60000 shp
  • 2 propellers
Armament
  • 6 × 5 in/38 cal. guns
  • 12 × 40 mm guns
  • 8 × 20 mm cannons
  • 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 2 × depth charge tracks
  • 4 × depth charge projectors

Sister ships

29 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Bristol (DD-857) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Service history reproduced verbatim from Bristol II (DD-857) , Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships — public domain, a work of the United States Government.
  • Photograph: PH2 A.D. Carter, USN — Official U.S. Navy photo NH 107107 from the [ ship's entry] in the U.S. Navy Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) available at the Naval History and Heritage Command — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons