Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske ,1854-1942, American naval officer and inventor, b. Lyons, N.Y., grad. Annapolis, 1874. In the U.S. navy he devoted himself to the invention of instruments for shipboard use. His numerous inventions include an electrically powered gun turret, the torpedo plane, a naval telescopic sight, an electromagnetic system for detonating torpedoes under ships, and an electric range finder'a device that brought him many citations when, as navigating officer of the gunboat Petrel, he successfully employed it in the battle of Manila Bay. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1911, but he was forced to retire in 1916 when his agitation for a stronger navy clashed with the policies of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels.
CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; Westinghouse Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME April 9 1945.
Launched September 8 1945 and commissioned November 28 1945.
Decommissioned April 1 1952, recommissioned Nov 25 1952.
Reclassified DDR-842 July 18 1952, reverted to DD-842 April 1 1964.
Completed FRAM upgrade January 1965.
Decommissioned June 6 1980.
Stricken August 6 1987.
To Turkey June 5 1980, renamed Piyale Pasa. Fate Heavily damaged when she ran aground in late 1996 scrapped in 1999.
Hull number DD-842
To Turkey June 5 1980, renamed Piyale Pasa.
