| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 857 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 May 1944 |
| Launched | 29 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Mar 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Decommissioned at an unknown date. |
Commands listed for USS Bristol (ii) (DD 857)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Kenneth Pearle Letts, USN | 17 Mar 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Bristol (ii) include:
13 Jun 1945
USS Bristol depart from San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.
19 Jun 1945
USS Bristol arrived at Pearl Harbor.
29 Jul 1945
USS Bristol arrived at Guam where she joined TG 30.8.
5 Aug 1945
USS Bristol is damaged in a collision with the tanker USS Ashtabula off Iwo Jima in position 29°00'N, 142°00'E.
Bristol sustained damaged to her bow. (see map)
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