USS Brownson (DD-868) Facts & Figures

Data courtesy of the Naval Vessel Register

USS Brownson (DD-868)
Class: DD 710
UIC: 52168
Status: Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
Date status changed: 05/03/1977
Builder: Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York
Hull Number: 8063
Designer / Builder: Gibbs and Cox
Award Date: 06/14/1943
Delivery Date: 11/16/1945
Keel Date: 02/13/1945
Commission Date: 11/17/1945
Launch Date: 07/07/1945
Stricken Date: 09/30/1976
Overall Length: 391 ft
Waterline 383 ft
Extreme Beam: 41 ft
Waterline Beam: 41 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft: 19 ft
Light Displacement: 2390 tons
Full Displacement: 3540 tons
Dead Weight: 1150 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Accommodations: Officers: 22, Enlisted: 345