Hull Number: DE-1024
Launch Date: 04/25/1956
Commissioned Date: 10/24/1957
Call Sign: NPWX
Voice Call Sign: ABBINGTON (71-73)
Class: DEALEY
DEALEY Class
Namesake: FRANCIS JOSEPH BRIDGET
FRANCIS JOSEPH BRIDGET
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, June 2015
Born in Washington, D.C., 2 August 1897, Francis Joseph Bridget graduated from the Academy in 1921. He was designated a Naval Aviator 13 April 1929. He was serving on the staff of Commander, Patrol Wing 10, when the Japanese attacked the Philippines 8 December 1941. Following the attack he joined the American forces on Bataan and was taken prisoner. Captain Bridget was killed 15 December 1944 when a Japanese prison ship in which he was embarked was sunk off Olongapo, Luzon, Philippine Islands