BRAINE DD 630

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid October 12 1942 - Launched March 7 1943 USS BRAINE DD-630 Commissioned May 11 1943 - Decommissioned July 26 1946 Recommissioned April 6 1951 - Decommissioned August 17 1971 Stricken August 17 1971 ADMIRANTE DOMECQ GARCIA D-25 (Argentine Naval Service) Transferred to Argentina August 17 1971 and renamed Sunk as target October 7 1983 for Exocet Missile test

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-54)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 11 1943 to July 26 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

c1943-06-23

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Locy Type 9efsu

1946-05-10

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2nd Commissioning April 6 1951 to August 17 1971

 

Locy Type 2r

1951-12-14

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Locy Type 9efu

1951-12-14

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Other Information

BRAINE earned nine battle stars for her World War II service

BRAINE took part in the 1964 movie IN HARM'S WAY

NAMESAKE - Daniel Lawrence Braine USN (May 18 1829 - January 30 1898)
Braine was appointed Midshipman in 1847. He served in MISSISSIPPI and JOHN ADAMS during the Mexican War. During the Civil War he commanded MONTICELLO and took part in an engagement with the rebel battery at Sewell's Point, in the first naval engagement of the war. He also took part in the attack and capture of Forts Hatteras and Clarke and engaged the enemy at Kimmekerk Woods above Cape Hatteras. Between 1873 and 1875 he commanded JUNIATA on its cruise to Greenland in search of the ill-fated Polaris Expedition. Rear Admiral Braine retired in May 1891 and died at Brooklyn January 30 1898

 

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