_off_the_Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard,_California_(USA),_on_19_October_1944.jpg) Broadside view of USS Bradford (DD-545) off Mare Island on 19 October 1944.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Bradford (DD-545) |
| Namesake | Gamaliel Bradford |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding, 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 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1975 |
| Fate | Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962 |
| History | |
 Greece | |
| Name | Thyella (D28) |
| Acquired | 27 September 1962 |
| Stricken | 1981 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| 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; 40 mph) |
| 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 Shipbuilding, Terminal Island, Calif., sponsored by Mrs. Sarah Bradford Rose, great-great-granddaughter of Captain Bradford, and commissioned 12 June 1943.