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USS Brinkley Bass
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USS Brinkley Bass was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1973. She was then transferred to Brazil where she served as Mariz e Barros until 1997. The destroye
USS Brinkley Bass underway in June 1968
USS Brinkley Bass underway in June 1968
Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization
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The Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization program of the United States Navy extended the lives of World War II-era destroyers by shifting their mission from a surface attack role to that of a submari
USS Brinkley Bass
…United States Seventh Fleet and intermittent duty on the Taiwan Strait patrol. Only during 1961 did she see no time overseas because of an extensive Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) overhaul. The last of those peacetime cruises ended at Long Beach in June 1963. That was followed by 27 months of duty along the California coast…
USS George K. MacKenzie, after her FRAM I conversion.
USS George K. MacKenzie, after her FRAM I conversion.
Sarsfield (top) as delivered and Rowan (bottom) after FRAM I.
Sarsfield (top) as delivered and Rowan (bottom) after FRAM I.
Nicholas, a Fletcher-class destroyer, after her FRAM II upgrade.
Nicholas, a Fletcher-class destroyer, after her FRAM II upgrade.
Bryce Canyon with FRAM II-modernised Lyman K. Swenson, Collett and Blue. Shelton, closest to camera, received FRAM I (note the ASROC launcher on the m
Bryce Canyon with FRAM II-modernised Lyman K. Swenson, Collett and Blue. Shelton, closest to camera, received FRAM I (note the ASROC launcher on the mid-deck).