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USS Brown (DD-546)
USS Brown (DD-546) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the
Career United States Navy, named for George Brown, a seaman
States)
(United States) on the crew of USS Intrepid during the raid that de-
stroyed the captured USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor
Name: USS Brown (DD-546) during the First Barbary War.
Namesake: George Brown Brown was launched 21 February 1943 by Bethlehem
Steel Co. San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. Claude
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation,
O. Kell wife of Captain Kell, and commissioned 10 July
San Pedro, California
1943 Lieutenant Commander Thomas H. Copeman in
Laid down: 27 June 1942 command.
Launched: 21 February 1943
Sponsored by: Mrs. Claude O. Kell World War II
Commissioned: 10 July 1943 On 10 November 1943 Brown departed Pearl Harbor in
company with Task Force 50 (TF 50) en route to the for-
Decommissioned: 9 February 1962 ward area. During Brown’s very active service in the Pa-
Struck: 1 September 1975 cific she screened carriers during
• the Gilbert Islands invasion (21 November–6
Fate: Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27
December 1943);
September 1962
• Kavieng, New Ireland raids (25 December 1943–4
Career (Greece) January 1944),
• Marshall Islands raids (29 January–7 February),
• Truk raid (16–17 February);
Name: Navarinon (D-63) • Palau-Yap-Woleai raids (30 March–2 April);
Acquired: 27 September 1962 • assault and capture of Hollandia, New Guinea (21–28
April);
Struck: 1981
• Truk raid (29 April);
Fate: Scrapped • bombardment of Satawan (30 April);
• Ponape raids (1 May);
General characteristics
• Marcus Island raid (19–20 May);
Class and type: Fletcher-class destroyer • Wake Island raid (23 May);
• strikes in support of the assault on Saipan (1–26
Displacement: 2,050 tons
June);
Length: 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) • Battle of the Philippine Sea, during which she
rescued four American pilots (19–20 June),
Beam: 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
• bombardment of Iwo Jima (4 July),
Draft: 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) • assaults on Guam and on Tinian (12 July–6 August);
• Yap raids (26–28 July);
Propulsion: 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers
• Chichi Jima raids (4–5 August);
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h) • raids on Palau, Mindanao, Talaud, and Morotai,
Range: 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 15 kt • supporting the capture of the Southern Palaus and
Ulithi (6–15 September);
Complement: 329 • raids against Luzon and the Visayas (21–24
Armament: 5 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns, September);
10 × 40 mm AA guns, • raids on Okinawa, Formosa, and Luzon (10–19
7 × 20 mm AA guns, October);
10 × 21 in. torpedo tubes, • Battle for Leyte Gulf (26 October);
6 × depth charge projectors,
2 × depth charge tracks • raids on Manila and the Visayas (6 November),
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• and raids against northern and central Philippines in Wonsan Harbor on two occasions. Brown returned to Cali-
support of the seizing of Mindoro Island (15–16 fornia in October 1951. Her next Western Pacific tour was
December). between July 1952 and January 1953 during which time
Task Force 88 was caught in a typhoon (17–18 December) she operated on the Formosan Patrol. She made four fur-
and strikes against Luzon were canceled in order to ther Far Eastern tours and has operated along the west
search for survivors of three missing destroyers. On 21 coast.
December Brown recovered 18 survivors of Hull and six Brown was decommissioned 9 February 1962.
survivors of Monaghan. Brown then proceeded to Ulithi
and received orders to return to Seattle, Washington, for
overhaul. Repairs completed on 1 March 1945, she was
HNS Navarino (D-63)
ready for sea. After a brief stop at Pearl Harbor, Brown The ship was transferred to Greece on 27 September
headed westward to take part in the Okinawa operation 1962. She served in the Greek Navy as HNS Navarino
(1 April–30 June 1945), during which she was awarded the (D-63).
(D-63)
Navy Unit Commendation for her service as a radar pick- In 1981, the ship was stricken and scrapped.
et ship; 3d Fleet operations against Japan (30 June–15 Ju-
ly); and the minesweeping operations southwest of Oki-
nawa.
Awards
With the cessation of hostilities Brown served with Brown received the Navy Unit Commendation, for ser-
the occupation forces in Japan until 28 October 1945. She vices rendered during the Okinawa operation, in addition
then departed for Naval Station San Diego, arriving 17 to 13 battle stars for her World War II service. She was
November 1945. She went out of commission in reserve 1 awarded two battle stars for her Korean War service.
August 1946 at San Diego.
References
1950 – 1962 • This article incorporates text from the public domain
Brown was recommissioned 27 October 1950. She con- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The
ducted intensive shakedown operations off the west entries can be found here and here.
coast and then reported to Commander, Naval Forces, Far • navsource.org: USS Brown
East, in March 1951. From March until September she op- • Extensive history of USS Brown
erated with TFs 77 and 95 and participated in the siege of
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