USS BURKE DE 215 APD 65

USS Burke DE 215/APD 65

USS BURKE DE 215/APD 65

Date and location unknown

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Named for Lieutenant Commander John Edward Burke, b. 24 January 1905, Bismarck, ND; KIA 15 November 1942, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Type: TE
Builder: PNY
Keel laid 01/01/43
Launched 04/03/43
Commissioned 08/20/43
First CO: Lt Cdr Edwin K. Winn (1)
Redesignated 01/24/45
Arrived in Pacific 05/01/45
Decommissioned 06/22/49
1 battle star
Stricken (US) 06/01/68
To Colombia as ALMIRANTE BRION 08/12/68
Stricken 1984

Unit of CortDiv 17
Escorted occupation forces
Unit of TransDiv 121, January 1946-April 1949
Assisted 05/03/48 in putting out fire aboard SS SHELLBAR off Virginia

From the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster. March 2006