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USS BRADFORD (DD-545)

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. April 28 1942.
Launched December 12 1942 and commissioned June 12 1943.
Decommissioned July 11 1946, recommissioned October 27 1950.
Decommissioned September 28 1961.
Stricken September 1 1975.
To Greece September 27 1962, renamed Thylla.
Fate Stricken in 1981 and scrapped.
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Bradford 82kArtist's conception of the Bradford as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Bradford 81kUndated, location unknown.Robert M. Cieri
Bradford 152kNavy Photo 6255-44, forward plan view of USS Bradford (DD 545) at Mare Island on 16 Oct 1944.Darryl Baker
Bradford 117kNavy Photo 6256-44, aft plan view of USS Bradford (DD 545) at Mare Island on 16 Oct 1944.Darryl Baker
Bradford 86kNavy Photo 6328-44, broadside view of USS Bradford (DD 545) off Mare Island on 19 Oct 1944. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 3 Sep until 23 Oct 1944.Darryl Baker
Bradford 54kSan Francisco, March 7 1945.Pieter Bakels
Bradford 91kSan Francisco, March 1945.Pieter Bakels
Bradford 119kMay 1945, location unknown.George York
Bradford 119kOff San Diego, circa mid 1950's.Marc Piché
Bradford 132kSeptember 1953, location unknown.Pete Schonenberg, CDR, USN (Ret)
Bradford 127kSan Francisco 1957.Robert M. Cieri
On Greek Service
Bradford 63kOfficial Hellenic Navy picture of HNS THYELLA, D-28, ex- USS BRADFORD, DD 545, date and place unknown. THYELLA in Greek language translates to STORM.Anthony J. Vrailas
USS BRADFORD DD-545 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: George H. York
Address: 3159 S Pitkin St., Aurora, CO 80013-2069
Phone: 303.690.2905
E-mail: gyorkdd545@aol.com

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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