file created: 12/07/02 00:15:28 , last update: 05/31/02
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DD-745 Brush
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Allen M. 1943/06/30
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1943/12/28 1944/04/17 1969/12/09
sold
Namesake: Charles Francis Brush - physicist, inventor, and manufacturer, *1849, + 1929
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 32/3d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/31 44/06/01     San Diego   88 
44/08/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/08/30 44/09/28     P.H.   66 
44/10/0? 44/11     convoy duty among Eniwetok, Ulithi, Palaus   66 
44/11/05 44/11/27 King2 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
44/12/10 44/12/24 Love3 38.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/01/11 45/01/12 Mike1 38.2.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122 temporary duty   125 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/03/14 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122     66 
45/04/12   Iceber 58.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 damage(kami) Okinawa   66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1     66 
45/06/05     38.1 damage(typhoon) (22-34N, 132-22E)   66 
45/07/01 45/08/27   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 raid Home Is.   66  104 
45/07/21 45/07/23   38.1/DesRon61/DesDiv122 sweep Sagami Wan   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Taiwan > Hsiang Yang