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USS BREWTON
(FF-1086)

The ship is named after Lieutenant John C. Brewton, USNR, who gave his life while serving in Vietnam as a SEAL team leader. Among other awards. Lt. Brewton was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his "valiant leadership and courageous fighting spirit in the face of grave enemy opposition and serious personal injuries." Appropriate to the memory of Lt. Brewton, the ship's motto is "Dedicated, Determined, Prepared".

The USS Brewton is the 35th ship of the new ocean escorts, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare. The ship has inherent versatility, and has proven to be capable of performing the numerous tasks assigned to destroyers in time of peace as well as in time of war. USS Brewton is equipped with highly sophisticated electronics, weapons, and engineering equipments, with a complement of some 20 officers and 240 enlisted men.

USS Brewton is a unit of Destroyer Squadron 33, home ported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since commissioning the Brewton has been on three Western Pacific deployments.

Keel Laid                               2 October 1970
Christened and Launched                24 July 1971
Commissioned                            8 July 1972

                        SPONSOR
                        MRS. ELMO R. ZUMWALT, JR.

Overall Length: 438 Feet         Speed: In excess of 27 KTS
Beam (width):    46 Feet, 9 In.  Displacement: 4100 Tons
Sonar: AN/SQS 26 CX and AN/SQS 35 Variable Depth Sonars
Armament: 5-Inch 54 Caliber Rapid Mount, Anti-Submarine
          Rockets, Homing Torpedoes, Manned Helicopter.