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	74k	Born in Lyons, N.Y., 8 July 1845, Willard Herbert Brownson graduated from the Academy in 1865. He commanded the protected cruiser Detroit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the revolution of 1893-94 and Yankee during the Spanish-American War. From 1900 until 1902 he was Superintendent of the Naval Academy. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet 15 October 1906. After his retirement in July 1907 he continued on active duty as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation by order of President Theodore Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Brownson died at Washington, D.C., 16 March 1935. Photo 15589v, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.		Bill Gonyo
	130k	Undated photo Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.		Ron Lambe
	54k	Results of the collison off Bermuda between the Brownson and the Roan on November 8 1950.		Ron Lambe
	52k	As above.		Ron Lambe
	135k	At anchor with the stern moored to two buoys in Monaco harbor in 1952.		LTJG Donald H. (Don) Burger
	77k	New York, NY May 1952.		Marc Piché
	71k	Circa 1957-58, location unknown.		Tracy Shaw
	67k	Alongside the USS Lake Champlain, Sep/Oct 1958.		-
	209k	Three views of the Brownson in the Atlantic while returning from a Med deployment as seen from the USS Kankakee in December 1964.		Michael O'Brien
	187k	As above.		Michael O'Brien
	176k	As above.		Michael O'Brien
	63k	Newport, October 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	78k	Cover of the Cruise Book for the around the world cruise of 1966-1967.		Ron Lambe
	173k	Details of ports of call and operations during the world cruise of 1966-1967.		Ron Lambe
	236k	Entering Genoa, Italy on May 27 1969.		Carlo Martinelli
	126k	Circa 1972 at Newport, Rhode Island. USS Compton (DD-705), USS Warrington (DD-843, USS Brownson (DD-868) and USS Grand Canyon (AD/AR-28).		ctorbann
	126k	As above.		ctorbann
	168k	Three views of the USS Brownson as she approaches the Soviet Sverdlov class cruiser Zhdanov. Photos by Shamil Gumarov.		Eugene Ivkin
	98k	As above.		Eugene Ivkin
	89k	As above.		Eugene Ivkin
	116k	USS Brownson and Soviet ship Krasny Krim (Kashin class DDG) in Kithira Strait in the Mediterranean Sea on May 20 1974, viewed from a Soviet ship.		Eugene Ivkin
	188k	May 20, 1974. Kithira Strait, the Med Sea.The USS Brownson passes by the Soviet Kashin class DDG Krasny Krim.View from the Krasny Krim.		Eugene Ivkin
	201k	As above.		Eugene Ivkin
Decommissioning - September 30 1976				Wolfgang Hechler
	33k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski

CDR William Ruffin Cox    Nov 17 1945 - Nov 2 1946 (Later RADM)
CDR Harry Meeker Steward Gimber Jr.    Nov 2 1946 - Jul 26 1947
CDR William Talmadge Powell Jr.    Jul 26 1947 - Feb 28 1948
CDR John Norwood Ferguson Jr.    Feb 28 1948 - 1949
CDR R. H. Wilson    ?
CDR Eugene Baker Henry Jr.    1950 - Jul 1951
CDR Conrad Hilmer Carlson    Jul 1951 - Dec 1953
CDR Eli Devere Ring    Dec 1953 - Sep 28 1955
CDR Norman Ewing Fryer Jr.    Sep 28 1955 - May 15 1957
CDR Harry Z. Miller    May 15 1957 - Jun 5 1958
CDR Robert J. Kendall    Jun 5 1958 - ? 1959
CDR Benjamin Richard Fern    ? 1959 - ?
CDR Joseph Edward Snyder Jr.    Jun 1961 - Jun 1963 (Later RADM)
LCDR Edward Joseph Casey Jr.    Jun 1963 - Feb 1964 
CDR Vernon William Condon    Feb 1964 - ?
CDR Richard Louis Rodier    1966 - Aug 1967
CDR William Clyde Giovanetti    Aug 1967 - 1969
CDR Edward Siska    1969 - ?
CDR Arcenio Alves Jr.    1974 - Jun 27 1975
CDR Jack Lewis Roundtree    Jun 27 1975 - Jul 1976
LCDR Robert John Jackson    Jul 1976 - Sep 30 1976