USS FISKE (DDR-842)

USS FISKE (DDR-842) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in November 1945, named in honor of Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske. Initially serving in the Atlantic Fleet, she participated in numerous training exercises, NATO operations, and Mediterranean deployments during the early years of the Cold War. In 1952, FISKE was converted to a radar picket destroyer (DDR), enhancing her capabilities in air defense and surveillance missions. She continued her service through the Vietnam War era before being decommissioned in September 1980 and later transferred to Turkey.