USS Bradford (DD-545)
Broadside view of USS Bradford (DD-545) off Mare Island on 19 Oct 1944.
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 United States
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| 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 |
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 Greece
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| Name: | Thyella (D-22) |
| Acquired: | 27 September 1962 |
| Struck: | 1981 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
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| Class and 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 |
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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.
Bradford sailed for Pearl Harbor 18 August 1943. On 25 August, less than 24 hours after arrival in Pearl Harbor, she was underway for Baker Island to take part in its capture and occupation (1 September). Afterwards, Bradford joined the carrier striking forces to participate in the Tarawa raid (18 September) and the Wake Island raid (5–6 October).
She operated as a screening unit in Task Group 52.3 (TG 52.3), covering the occupation of the Gilbert Islands (13 November–8 December). Following this operation she went to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, and was assigned to TG 37.2. With this group Bradford participated in three strikes (25 December 1943, 1 and 4 January 1944) against the shipping and harbor installations at Kavieng, New Ireland, during the Bismarck Archipelago operations. Between 29 January and 8 February she took part in the occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, during the Marshall Islands campaign.
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