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USS ''Brown'' (DD-546) was a of the United States Navy, named for George Brown, a seaman on the crew of USS ''Intrepid'' during the raid that destroyed the captured USS ''Philadelphia'' in Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War. ''Brown'' was launched 21 February 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. Claude O. Kell, wife of Captain Kell, and commissioned 10 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander Thomas H. Copeman in command. == World War II == On 10 November 1943 ''Brown'' departed Pearl Harbor in company with Task Force 50 (TF 50) en route to the forward area. During ''Brown''s very active service in the Pacific, she screened carriers during * the Gilbert Islands invasion (21 November – 6 December 1943); * Kavieng, New Ireland raids (25 December 1943 – 4 January 1944), * Marshall Islands raids (29 January – 7 February), * Truk raid (16–17 February); * Palau-Yap-Woleai raids (30 March – 2 April); * assault and capture of Hollandia, New Guinea (21–28 April); * Truk raid (29 April); * bombardment of Satawan (30 April); * Ponape raids (1 May); * Marcus Island raid (19–20 May); * Wake Island raid (23 May); * strikes in support of the assault on Saipan (1–26 June); * Battle of the Philippine Sea, during which she rescued four American pilots (19–20 June), * bombardment of Iwo Jima (4 July), * assaults on Guam and on Tinian (12 July – 6 August); * Yap raids (26–28 July); * Chichi Jima raids (4–5 August); * raids on Palau, Mindanao, Talaud, and Morotai, * supporting the capture of the Southern Palaus and Ulithi (6–15 September); * raids against Luzon and the Visayas (21–24 September); * raids on Okinawa, Formosa, and Luzon (10–19 October); * Battle for Leyte Gulf (26 October); * raids on Manila and the Visayas (6 November), * and raids against northern and central Philippines in support of the seizing of Mindoro Island (15–16 December). Task Force 88 was caught in a typhoon (17–18 December), and strikes against Luzon were canceled in order to search for survivors of three missing destroyers. On 21 December ''Brown'' recovered 18 survivors of and six survivors of . ''Brown'' then proceeded to Ulithi and received orders to return to Seattle, Washington, for overhaul. Repairs completed on 1 March 1945, she was ready for sea. After a brief stop at Pearl Harbor, ''Brown'' headed westward to take part in the Okinawa operation (1 April–30 June 1945), during which she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her service as a radar picket ship; 3d Fleet operations against Japan (30 June–15 July); and the minesweeping operations southwest of Okinawa. With the cessation of hostilities ''Brown'' served with the occupation forces in Japan until 28 October 1945. She then departed for Naval Station San Diego, arriving 17 November 1945. She went out of commission in reserve 1 August 1946 at San Diego. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Brown (DD-546)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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