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USS Brough (DE-148)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign:
N - D - R - N
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "Highland Fling"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ star - WWII Victory Medal
Third Row: National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Antarctic Service Medal w/ 2 stars - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal


Class: Edsall      Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,200 tons (std) 1,590 tons (full)   Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 12' 3" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots   Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots   Crew: 8 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 22 January 1943, Launched 10 April 1943
Commissioned 18 September 1943, Decommissioned 22 March 1946
Recommissioned 7 September 1951, Decommissioned June 1965
Stricken 1 November 1965

Fate: Sold for scrapping 13 October 1966, to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore MD
removed from Navy custody in January 1967

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Brough 114k Date / Location unknown (This photo would be in the 1943-44 WWII Era. Looking at the ships mast the air search radar antenna has not been installed, and the ship is in camouflage measure 22 with the triple torpedo rack seen midships (removed at a later date). At a later time the bed spring radar antenna was installed and she was repainted in camouflage measure 32 by 1945. The ship is at anchor since the anchor ball can be seen on the signal halyard. (Photo: Dan Cooley Collection) John N. Adriani
Brough 118k Location unknown - This photo is believed to have been taken shortly after her recommissioning in late 1951 or early 1952, since the WWII air search bedspring antenna is clearly seen at the top of the mast. Sometime later the air search radar antenna was replaced and relocated at a lower position on the mast. Brough is sporting her new peace time paint with her large shadow type hull numbers. Photo was purchased on eBay. (John N. Adriani Collection)
Brough 128k 1951: Havana Cuba - USS Brough entering Havana Harbor Charles Cordino
Brough 41k 1953: At sea - Brough coming alongside for fuel (Photo © Richard Armstrong) Richard O. Armstrong, 1953
Brough 307k 1956: Brough arriving at Dunedin, New Zealand, while on Operation Deep Freeze II. This photo was taken some time between October 1956 - March 1957. Crew are in blue winter uniforms as seen on the bow making preparations for docking. (Caption submitted by: John N. Adriani Sr. Photo from Marcos M. Ronquillo Collection) John N. Adriani
Brough 238k Fall of 1956: Operation Deep Freeze II, Brough arriving in Dunedin, New Zealand which can clearly been seen in the back ground. (Caption submitted by: John N. Adriani Sr. - Photo from Marcos M. Ronquillo Collection)
Brough 44k February 1960: NavSta Key West FL - Brough moored at the Key West Naval Annex. (Photo © Fred Weiss) - Fred Weiss, SOG3
USS Brough
Brough 180k 1962: NavSta Mayport FL - Taken from Brough's Mount 32 overlooking Mayport Harbor. Off the port bow is the USS Noa (DD-841), in the background is the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). Bill Netch
Brough 100k August 1962: Boston MA - Brough in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-20, © Richard Leonhardt) Richard Leonhardt
Brough 99k August 1962: Boston MA - Brough in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-21, © Richard Leonhardt)
Brough 90k August 1962: Boston MA - Brough in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-22, © Richard Leonhardt)
Brough 272k August 1962: Boston MA - Brough preparing to moor. In the background are Johnston (DD-821), John Willis (DE-1027), Albany (CG-10), Edisto (AGB-2), Gearing (DD-710), APL-54 and others at the Boston Naval Shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-28, © Richard Leonhardt)
Brough 294k August 1962: Boston MA - Brough being assisted into her berth. In the background are Johnston (DD-821), John Willis (DE-1027), Albany (CG-10), Edisto (AGB-2), Gearing (DD-710), and others at the Boston Naval Shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-33, © Richard Leonhardt)
Brough 53k September 1962: Taken from Brough's mount 32. USS Hissem( DER-400) is off the port bow, a Coast Guard cutter and USS Betelguese (AK-260) are off bow. The coast of Cuba is off to starboard. (Photo © Fred Weiss) Fred Weiss
Brough 53k December 1962: Key West Naval Annex - moored portside to. (Photo © Fred Weiss)
Brough 241k undated / location unknown David Buell

View the USS Brough (DE-148), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center's website.

A Concise Brough History (from the ship's historian)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information

In conjunction with the DESA National Conventon
7 - 11 September 2008
Ft. Mitchell KY
USS Brough Web Site

Contact: Ron Zarem (USS Brough Reunion Coordinator)
Address: 1310 Rifle Lake Trail / W. Branch MI 48661
Phone: (989) 345-0237

Note About Contacts

Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Every effort has been
made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list only
a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists or rosters available. Please see the Frequently Asked
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