USS Bristol (DD-857)

USS Bristol underway in August 1959
History
United States
NameBristol
NamesakeMark Lambert Bristol
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding
Laid down5 May 1944
Launched29 October 1944
Sponsored byMrs. August Frederick Eberly
Commissioned17 March 1945
Decommissioned21 November 1969
Stricken21 November 1969
Identification
MottoShip Shape & Bristol Fashion
Honours &
awards		See Awards
FateTransferred to Taiwan, 9 December 1969
Badge
Taiwan
Name
  • Hua Yang
  • (華陽)
NamesakeHua Yang
Acquired9 December 1969
Commissioned9 December 1969
IdentificationHull number: DD-3
Reclassified
  • DD-988, 1 January 1976
  • DDG-903, 1 October 1979
Decommissioned25 April 1994
Stricken1994
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement2,200 tons
Length376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion
  • 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
  • 2 propellers
Speed34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement336
Armament

USS Bristol (DD-857), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second 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.

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