U.S.S. Brooks (1919)
| U.S.S. Brooks (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-232 |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding[1] |
| Laid down: | 11 Jun, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 24 Apr, 1919[3] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Jun, 1920[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 2 Aug, 1945[5] |
| Stricken: | 17 Sep, 1945 |
| Sold: | 30 Jan, 1946[6] |
| Fate: | Broken up |
U.S.S. Brooks was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy. She was one of just five Clemsons to have 5-in/51cal guns in lieu of the standard 4-in/50cal models.
Service
Brooks was commissioned on 18 June, 1920 with Lieutenant Donald MacL. Dalton in command.
In late 1920 the Brooks was at the center of a diplomatic incident at Kiel. According to a later statement by Commander Theodore Ellyson:
A German naval officer boarded the ship, Commander Ellyson said, and ordered him to leave. When he refused, another German officer, commanding the port, came aboard.
"He told me that the Brooks could not remain in the harbor, as the United States was still at war with Germany," Commander Ellyson said. "I repeated my orders and declined to go. Then he said he would give me 30 minutes to clear out of the harbor or I would be cannonaded. I did not tell him to 'Go to h—,' as it has been reported I said, or that I had as much ammunition as he had. I continued, however, to refuse to go."[7]
The German officers took no further action. Ellyson was subsequently relieved of command and transferred back to the United States after he reported the incident to Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, returning home aboard the Army transport Cantigny.[8] Ellyson's replacement as commanding officer of the Brooks was Commander Victor S. Houston.[9]
Captains
- Lieutenant Donald MacL. Dalton, 18 June, 1920 – 10 July, 1920
- Commander Theodore G. Ellyson, 10 July, 1920 – 21 November, 1920[10]
- Commander Victor S. Houston, 21 November, 1920 – 21 November, 1921?
- Lieutenant Joseph J. Clark, 21 November, 1921? – 5 May, 1922?
- Lieutenant Commander Howard M. Lammers, 5 May, 1922? – 16 June, 1922
- Commander Ralph C. Parker, 16 June, 1922[11] – 31 July, 1923
- Lieutenant Commander Ernest G. Small, 31 July, 1923 – 11 June, 1926
- Lieutenant Commander Louis E. Denfeld, 11 June, 1926 – 27 June, 1929
- Lieutenant Commander William G. Greenman, 27 June, 1929 – 18 June, 1930
- Commander Henry D. McGuire, 18 June, 1930 – 8 July, 1930
- Lieutenant Thomas H. Kehoe, 8 July, 1930 – 20 January, 1931
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ "Denies He Threatened Germans". Army and Navy Register. 3 January, 1921. Vol. LXIX, No. 2,112, p. 29.
- ↑ "Refused to Leave Kiel When Ordered By Germans". The Herald Democrat (Leadville, Colorado). Tuesday, 4 January, 1921. col. 1-2, p. 3.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 30-31.
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