USS Fiske

USS Fiske

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Fiske", in honor of Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske.

* The first, "Fiske" (DE-143), was a "Edsall"-class destroyer escort, launched in 1943 and sunk by a U-boat in 1944

* The second, "Fiske" (DD-842), was a "Gearing"-class destroyer, launched in 1945 and struck in 1987. She was transferred to Turkey in 1980, and served as TCG "Piyalepasa" (D350) until she was scrapped in 1999


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