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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

Specifications:
Class: Edsall
Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1200 tons (light), 1590 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 20' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots
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
Complement: 8 / 201

Brough (DE 148) Building and Operational Data:

22 January 1943: Keel laid by the Consolidated Steel Corporation of Orange, Tex.

10 April 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Jack Bell, sister of Lieutenant Junior Grade Davis Atkins Brough

18 September 1943: Commissioned at Orange, Tex., Lcdr. Kenneth J. Hartley in command

22 March 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2 years and 6 months of service

07 September 1951: Recommissioned after overhaul by the Merrill Stevens Shipyard, Jacksonville, Fla., Lcdr. H. J. Hulings in command

09 July - 03 September 1955: Served as a unit of Midshipman Cruise "Baker" visiting Edinburgh, Scotland; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

October 1956 - March 1957: Operated out of Dunedin, New Zealand as a unit of Operation "Deep Freeze" II

September 1957 - March 1958: Operated out of Dunedin, New Zealand as a unit of Operation "Deep Freeze" III

September 1958 - February 1959: Operated out of Dunedin, New Zealand as a unit of Operation "Deep Freeze" IV, on her return trip she became the first DE to ever circumnavigate the earth alone

30 June 1965: Decommissioned at the South Gate Annex, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. after 13 years and 9⅔ months of service

01 November 1965: Struck from the NVR with a total of 16 years and 3⅔ months of service

13 October 1966: Sold for scrapping to the Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md.

January 1967: Removed from U.S. Navy custody

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0614801	48k	Lieutenant Junior Grade David Atkins Brough was born at Pueblo, Colorado, on 15 June 1914. He was appointed as a Naval Aviation Cadet USNR in October 1939 and was appointed Ensign USNR on 30 July 1940. At the beginning of World Mar II, Lieutenant Junior Grade Brough, attached to Patrol Squadron 42, flew scouting missions along the Alaskan Coast and participated in regular bombing raids on the Japanese held islands of Attu and Kiska. During June 1942, Brough participated in numerous bombing raids on Japanese shipping in Kiska Harbor, For this action he was recommended for the Air Medal. However, before the Air Medal could be presented to him he was killed in an airplane crash following a scouting mission. The Air Medal was presented posthumously to Brough’s sister, Miss Jack Bell, since both of the aviator's parents were no longer living. USS *Brough* (DE 148) (1943-1965) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Tom Sowell.)	John N. Adriani Shelton, Conn.
0614817	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)
0614810	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)
0614802	128k	1951: Havana Cuba - USS *Brough* entering Havana Harbor.	Charles Cordino
0614803	41k	1953: At sea - *Brough* coming alongside for fuel. (Photo © Richard Armstrong)	Richard O. Armstrong 1953
0614818	306k	1953: At sea - USS *Brough* underway. (U.S. Navy Photo #1057615)	Jim Geldert
0614811	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, Sr. Shelton, Conn.
0614812	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)	John N. Adriani, Sr. Shelton, Conn.
0614804	44k	February 1960: Naval Station Key West, Fla. - *Brough* moored at the Key West Naval Annex. (Photo © Fred Weiss)	Fred Weiss SOG3, USS Brough
0614805	180k	1962: Naval Station Mayport, Fla. - 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
0614806	100k	August 1962: Boston, Mass. - *Brough* in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-20, © Richard Leonhardt)	Richard Leonhardt Bethlehem, Pa.
0614807	99k	August 1962: Boston, Mass. - *Brough* in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-21, © Richard Leonhardt)
0614813	90k	August 1962: Boston, Mass. - *Brough* in Boston Harbor, heading to the shipyard. (Photo #19620800S-22, © Richard Leonhardt)
0614814	272k	August 1962: Boston, Mass. - *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)
0614815	294k	August 1962: Boston, Mass. - *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)
0614808	53k	September 1962: Taken from *Brough's mount 32. USS Hissem* (DER 400) is off the port bow, a Coast Guard cutter and USS *Betelgeuse* (AK 260) are off bow. The coast of Cuba is off to starboard. (Photo © Fred Weiss)	Fred Weiss
0614809	53k	December 1962: Key West Naval Annex - moored portside to. (Photo © Fred Weiss)	Fred Weiss
0614816	241k	undated / location unknown	David Buell

Brough History
View the USS Brough (DE 148) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View a A Concise Brough History (from the ship's historian)

Brough's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 18 Sep. 1943 - 12 Nov. 1943	Lcdr. Kenneth James Hartley* (Comm. CO) (Jamestown, N.Y.)
2.) 12 Nov. 1943 - 23 Nov. 1943	Lcdr. Arthur James Hopkins (Douglas, Ariz.)
3.) 23 Nov. 1943 - 11 Sep. 1944	Lcdr. James A. Rector (Alhambra, Cal.)
4.) 11 Sep. 1944 - 17 Oct. 1945	Lcdr. Milton A. Stein (Los Angeles, Cal.)
5.) 17 Oct. 1945 - 18 Jan. 1946	Lcdr. Eugene Emerson (Cambridge, Mass.)
6.) 18 Jan. 1946 - 01 Feb. 1946	Lt. Douglas L. Burgess
7.) 01 Feb. 1946 - 22 Mar. 1946	Lt.(jg). Charles J. Hickman (Decomm. CO)
8.) 07 Sep. 1951 - 30 Sep. 1953	Cdr. Harry Joseph Hulings (Recomm. CO)
9.) 30 Sep. 1953 - 03 Aug. 1954	Cdr. Daniel Webster Abercrombie III (Worchester, Mass.)
10.) 03 Aug. 1954 - 23 Aug. 1956	Cdr. Garette Ertel Lockee (Pembroke, N.C.)
11.) 23 Aug. 1956 - 07 Aug. 1957	Lcdr. Willis P. Duhon (Kaplan, La.)
12.) 07 Aug. 1957 - 18 Aug. 1959	Lcdr. Bobby Eugene Boney (Ararat, Ala.)
13.) 18 Aug. 1959 - 06 Feb. 1961	Lcdr. James Lloyd Moss (USNA '47) (Wichita, Kan.)
14.) 06 Feb. 1961 - 08 Aug. 1962	Lcdr. Edmond John Carey
15.) 08 Aug. 1962 - 18 Oct. 1963	Lcdr. Percy Stuart Beaman (Snow Hill, N.C.)
16.) 18 Oct. 1963 - 19 Dec. 1963	Lcdr. Thomas Joseph LaBeau
17.) 19 Dec. 1963 - 16 Jan. 1964	Lcdr. Virgil Whitney Youmans
18.) 16 Jan. 1964 - 30 Jun. 1965	Lcdr. Hans Peter Schonenberg (Decomm. CO) (Milwaukee, Wis.)

* Died due to a severe injury suffered in heavy seas.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Planning for Fall 2022

Contact: John N. Adriani, Sr.
Address: PO Box #2272
City/State: Shelton, CT. 06484-1272
Phone: (203) 929-5924
E-mail: John Adriani

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