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DD-545 Bradford
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | . . Bethlehem Steel Co., Terminal Island, Calif. | 1942/12/12 | 1943/06/12 | 1963
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| Namesake: Cap Gamaliel Bradford *1768/11/04, + 1824/03/07 privateersman, commanded the American private armed ship Mary in 1799. In July 1800 in command of Industry, he routed four French privateers at Gibraltar | |||||
| TTD differences from class:45/03: Ms 32 | |||||
| Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/21d, 44: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/08/18 | 43/08/24 | sail from California to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/08/25 | 43/09/0? | 11 | land Baker Is. | 66 | |
| 43/09/11 | 43/09/2? | 50 | raid Tarawa, Makin | 66 | |
| 43/09/29 | 43/10/11 | 14/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | raid Wake Is. | 66 | |
| 43/10/21 | 43/12/25 | Galvan | 50.4/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | 104 | |
| 43/12/15 | 43/12/20 | Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/12/25 | 44/01/23 | 37.2/DesRon46/DesDiv91 | raid Kavieng | 66 104 | |
| 44/01/25 | 44/02/08 | Flint | 58.3/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | 66 104 | |
| 44/02/12 | 44/02/17 | Hailst | 50.9/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | sinking ships escaping from Truk | |
| 44/02/12 | 44/02/19 | Hailst | 58.3/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | 66 104 | |
| 44/04/13 | 44/05/14 | Reckle | 58/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | 66 104 | |
| 44/05/15 | 44/05/31 | 58.6/DesDiv92 | raid Wake, Marcus | 81 | |
| 44/06/06 | 44/08/1? | Forage | 58.1/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | 81 | |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.1/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | xPhilip | 81 | |
| 44/06/20 | 44/06/22 | Forage | 58.1/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | detached to recower downed carrier aircrews | 81 |
| 44/07/06 | 44/07/06 | Forage | 58.1/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | detached for rescue patrol around Guam | 81 |
| 44/08/01 | 44/08/02 | Forage | 58.1.7 | 88 | |
| 44/08/11 | arrived Eniwetok | 88 | |||
| 44/09 | 44/12 | USA - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 44/12 | 45/02 | P.H. - training | 66 | ||
| 45/02 | 45/03 | Detach | 66 | ||
| 45/02/20 | Detach | damaged by collision with uncharted submerged wreck off Iwojima (24-45N, 141-19E) | 85 | ||
| 45/02/21 | Detach | damaged in collision with LST-812 off Iwojima | 85 | ||
| 45/03/07 | departed San Francisco Bay | ||||
| 45/03/21 | 45/05?? | Iceber | 52.1.2 | 70 | |
| 45/05/?? | 45/07/25 | Iceber | Okinawa - RP duty | 66 | |
| 45/07/25 | 45/08/10 | 38/DesRon46/DesDiv92 | raid Home Is. | 66 | |
| 45/08/10 | 45/08/25 | East China Sea/Rjukyus - screen minesweeping operations | 66 | ||