USS Brownson (DD-518)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Brownson.
USS Brownson (DD-518) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy commissioned on 3 February 1943. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 26 December 1943.
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Brownson in early 1943 | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Willard H. Brownson |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York |
Laid down | 15 February 1942 |
Launched | 24 September 1942 |
Commissioned | 3 February 1943 |
Honours and awards | 1 Battle Star |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester on 26 December 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6500 nmi. (12,000 km) at 15 kt |
Complement | 336 |
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