USS Braine
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USS Braine (DD-630), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine (1829–1898), who served in the American Civil War. Constructed by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, the ship was launched on 7 March 1943 and commissioned on 11 May 1943. The destroyer took part in the United States' naval campaign in the South Pacific during World War II. Following the war, the vessel was decommissioned and placed in reserve. During the Korean War, Braine was recommissioned and operated in the Mediterranean Sea before being decommissioned for the final time by the United States Navy in 1971. The destroyer was sold to Argentina and renamed ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia after Admiral Manuel Domecq Garcia and served with the Argentinian Navy until disposed of as a target ship in 1983.
USS Braine (DD-630), South Pacific, 1944. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Braine |
Namesake | Daniel L. Braine |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 12 October 1942 |
Launched | 7 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 17 August 1971 |
Stricken | 17 August 1971 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-630 |
Motto | Combat Ready |
Fate | Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971 |
Argentina | |
Name | Almirante Domecq Garcia |
Commissioned | 17 August 1971 |
Decommissioned | 30 November 1982 |
Stricken | 30 November 1982 |
Identification | Pennant number: D23 |
Fate | Sunk as a target, 7 October 1983 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 329 |
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