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U.S.S. BROUGH
(DE-148)GALLOPING GHOST OF
THE CUBAN COAST
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DE-148 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 JAN 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 APR 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 18 SEP 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1952 | - | SEP | 1952 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1952 | - | NOV | 1952 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1953 | - | JAN | 1970 | Antarctic Circle |
| JAN | 1955 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JAN 1955 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1956 | - | APR | 1957 | Operation Deepfreeze II |
| APR | 1959 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 APR 1959 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
DE-148 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: David Atkins Brough
Complement: 8 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1253 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36.58 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 9 100 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap in 1967