USS Brackett

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History
United States
NameUSS Brackett
Builder
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Laid down12 January 1943, as BDE-41 for the United Kingdom
Launched1 August 1943
Commissioned18 October 1943
Decommissioned23 November 1945
RenamedBrackett, 16 June 1943
Stricken5 December 1945
Honors and
awards		3
battle stars
(World War II)
FateSold for scrapping, 22 May 1947
General characteristics
TypeEvarts-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) standard
  • 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full
Length
  • 289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) o/a
  • 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m)
    w/l
Beam35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m) (max)
Propulsion
Speed19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Range4,150 nmi (7,690 km)
Complement15 officers and 183 enlisted
Armament

USS Brackett (DE-41) was an

battle stars
.

She was laid down as BDE-41 on 12 January 1943 at

Puget Sound Navy Yard
; redesignated DE-41 on 16 June 1943; launched on 1 August 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George G. Brackett, the mother of Lt. Brackett; and commissioned on 18 October 1943.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

The destroyer escort reported to the Operational Training Command in San Diego, California, on 12 November for shakedown training. Post-shakedown repairs were completed on 15 December, and Brackett took on provisions before departing San Francisco on 21 December. Eight days later, she moored at Pearl Harbor and immediately commenced training for her part in the invasion of the Marshall Islands.

Support Assaults on Japanese-Held Islands

Brackett stood out of

warships heading for Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The Japanese had abandoned Majuro in November 1942, and Allied troops, who prepared for an assault on enemy territory, simply raised the Stars and Stripes on 31 January. The atoll's value as an advanced base was apparent, and work to improve existing facilities began immediately. Thanks to the efforts of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, a large-scale anchorage chart
was available on 2 February; and, two days later, Brackett escorted several of the 5th Fleet ships into safe harbor.

Support of the Saipan operations

Brackett continued escort duty for supply ships travelling between the

depth charges. No visible evidence of a sinking could be found, and Japanese records opened after the war indicated no submarine
lost that could have been Brackett's target.

Other Escort operations

Late in 1944, the destroyer escort added

Okinawa
were underway.

Okinawa
campaign.

Ordered Stateside at War's End

In May, Brackett departed

Mare Island Navy Yard
.

End-of-War Decommissioning

Japan surrendered before the yard work was completed, and Brackett received orders to begin removing salvageable material in preparation for sale. Brackett was decommissioned on 23 November 1945 at Mare Island, and her name was struck from the Navy List on 5 December 1945. She was sold to National Metal and Steel Corp. at Terminal Island, California, in May 1947 and was scrapped.

Awards

Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Battle Stars
)
World War II Victory Medal
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References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

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