Allied Warships
USS Bristol (i) (DD 453)
Destroyer of the Bristol class
USS Bristol as completed on 31 October 1941
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 453 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Dec, 1940 |
| Launched | 25 Jul, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 Oct, 1941 |
| Lost | 13 Oct, 1943 |
| Loss position | 37.19N, 06.19E (See a map) |
| History | At 04.17 hours on 13 October 1943 USS Bristol (Cdr. J.A. Glick) was struck by a Gnat from U-371 on the port side at the forward engine room, while escorting a small convoy to Oran, Algeria. The ship broke in two and had to be abandoned, while the stern sank after eight and the bow after twelve minutes 70 miles west-northwest of Bone, Algeria in position 37º19'N, 06º19'E. 52 of her crew were lost, the survivors were rescued by the American destroyers USS Trippe (DD 403) and the USS Wainwright (DD 419). Hit by U-boat |