USS Bristol (DD-857)
| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Mark Lambert Bristol |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro |
| Laid down: | 5 May 1944 |
| Launched: | 29 October 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 17 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 November 1969 |
| Struck: | 21 November 1969 |
| Motto: | Ship Shape & Bristol Fashion |
| Fate: | To Taiwan 9 December 1969 |
| Career (Republic of China) | |
| Name: | ROCS Hua Yang (DD-3) |
| Acquired: | 9 December 1969 |
| Reclassified: | DDG-903 |
| Struck: | 1993 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Allen M. Sumner class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in./38 guns (12 cm), 12 × 40mm AA guns, 11 × 20mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Bristol (DD-857), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, who served as Commander-in-Chief North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903.
The second Bristol was launched 29 October 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. August Frederick Eberly; and commissioned 17 March 1945, Commander K. P. Letts in command.
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