USS Brennan DE 13

USS Brennan DE 13 in 1944

USS BRENNAN DE 13 - 1944

Named for Armed Guard Ensign John Joseph Brennan, b. 14 June 1920, Philadelphia, PA; KIA 3 April 1942 aboard SS OTHO torpedoed by U-754; U-754 sunk 07/31/42 by RCAF

Type: GMT
Builder: MINY
Laid down as BENTINCK for Great Britain (BDE)
Keel laid 02/28/42
Launched 08/22/42
Commissioned 01/20/43
First CO: Lt Cdr H. A. Adams, Jr.; Lt Cdr Mark E. Dennett assumed command 01/21/43
Served as a training ship
Decommissioned 10/09/45
Stricken 10/24/45
Scrapped 07/12/46

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