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USS Brownson (DD-868)
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USS Brownson was a Gearing-class destroyer and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson, USN.
USS Brownson in the Atlantic, December 1964
USS Brownson in the Atlantic, December 1964
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 Brownson (DD-868)
…in the Cuban quarantine (the Cuban Missile Crisis). Brownson returned to home port in November 1962, then entered a Boston shipyard to receive the FRAM I modification in 1962–63. This included removal of gun mount 52, where anti-submarine torpedo launchers were placed, with a DASH (Drone Antisubmarine…
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).