BRADFORD DD 545

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 28 1942 - Launched December 12 1942


1. USS BRADFORD DD-545
   Commissioned June 12 1943 - Decommissioned July 11 1946
   Recommissioned October 27 1950 - Decommissioned September 28 1962
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 1 1975
   
   
2. HNS THYELLA D-28 (Greek Naval Service)
   Sold to Greece September 27 1962 and renamed
   
   Stricken by Greece 1981 and scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-62)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning June 12 1943 to June 11 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-21

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-11-05

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2nd Commissioning October 27 1950 to September 28 1962

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Catalog Illustration B-50c

1953-12-07

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-01-29

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Locy Type 9fu

1962-01-29

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Other Information

BRADFORD earned the Navy Unit Commendation for her services as a radar picket ship at Okinawa, 12 Battle Stars for WWII service, and 6 Battle Stars for Korean service

NAMESAKE - Captain Gamaliel Bradford, Privateersman, (November 4 1768 - March 7 1864)
Bradford commanded the American private armed ship MARY in 1799. In July 1800 in command of INDUSTRY, he routed four French privateers at Gibraltar. Captain Bradford died at Cambridge, Mass., March 7 1824

 

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