Difference between revisions of "U.S.S. Brooks (1919)"
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''Brooks'' was commissioned on 18 June, 1920 with Lieutenant [[Donald MacLean Dalton|Donald MacL. Dalton]] in command. | ''Brooks'' was commissioned on 18 June, 1920 with Lieutenant [[Donald MacLean Dalton|Donald MacL. Dalton]] in command. | ||
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+ | In late 1920 the ''Brooks'' was at the center of a diplomatic incident at Kiel. According to a later statement by Commander [[Theodore Gordon Ellyson|Theodore Ellyson]]: | ||
+ | <blockquote>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.<br> | ||
+ | "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."<ref>"Denies He Threatened Germans". ''Army and Navy Register''. 3 January, 1921. Vol. '''LXIX''', No. '''2,112''', p. 29.</ref></blockquote> | ||
+ | Ellyson was relieved of command and transferred home after he reported the incident to Admiral [[Charles Frederick Hughes|Charles F. Hughes]], returning home aboard the Army transport ''Cantigny''.<ref>"Refused to Leave Kiel When Ordered By Germans". ''The Herald Democrat'' (Leadville, Colorado). Tuesday, 4 January, 1921. col. 1-2, p. 3.</ref> Ellyson's replacement as commanding officer of the ''Brooks'' was Commander [[Victor Stuart Houston|Victor S. Houston]].{{USOfficerReg1921|pp. 26-27}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== |
Revision as of 16:18, 24 January 2017
U.S.S. Brooks (1919) | |
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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: | 20 Jan, 1931[5] |
Sold: | 30 Jan, 1946[6] |
Fate: | Kamikaze 6 Jan 1945[7] |
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."[8]
Ellyson was relieved of command and transferred home after he reported the incident to Admiral Charles F. Hughes, returning home aboard the Army transport Cantigny.[9] Ellyson's replacement as commanding officer of the Brooks was Commander Victor S. Houston.[10]
Captains
- Lieutenant Donald MacL. Dalton, 18 June, 1920 – 24 August, 1920[11]
- Commander Theodore G. Ellyson, 1920 – December 1920[12][13]
- Commander Victor S. Houston, December 1920[14]
- Commander Ralph C. Parker, 16 June, 1922[15] – after 1 January, 1925[16]
- Lieutenant Commander Ernest G. Small, before 1 January, 1925[17] – after 1 January, 1925[18] (contradicting Parker)
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.
- ↑ 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. 50-51.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ "Denies He Threatened Germans". Army and Navy Register. 3 January, 1921. Vol. LXIX, No. 2,112, p. 29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 30-31.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 30-31.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 44-45.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 44-45.
Bibliography