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United States | |
Name | Bristol |
Namesake | Mark Lambert Bristol |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 20 December 1940 |
Launched | 25 July 1941 |
Commissioned | 22 October 1941 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draft |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 37.5 kn (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 208 (276 war) |
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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.The destroyer was commissioned on 22 October 1941.