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U.S.S. BRISTOL
(DD-453)Click to view crew list
DD-453 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-453 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-453 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 20 DEC 1940 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| JUL | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 25 JUL 1941 | ||
| OCT | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 22 OCT 1941 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | AUG | 1943 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1943 | - | JUL | 1943 | Mediterranean |
DD-453 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 208 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 341 feet
Beam: 36 feet
Draft: 11 feet 9 in
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk by German submarine 13 October 1943