U.S.S. Brooks (1919)
From The Dreadnought Project
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.
Captains
- Lieutenant Donald MacL. Dalton, 18 June, 1920
- Commander Ralph C. Parker, 16 June, 1922[8] – after 1 January, 1925[9]
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.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 30-31.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 30-31.
Bibliography