Burke was laid down on 1 January 1943 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 4 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Miriam Katherine Burke, the widow of Lt. Comdr. Burke; and commissioned on 20 August 1943.
Following shakedown off Bermuda, the destroyer escort participated in general type training in late September and October. On 29 October, she joined a convoy bound for Ireland and arrived safely at Derry on 11 November. Burke soon returned to New York and made eight more uneventful round-trip transatlantic voyages to escort convoys to Europe or North Africa and back.
Burke transited the Panama Canal and joined the Pacific Fleet on 1 May at Balboa. There, she also embarked officers and sailors for transportation to San Diego and, after reaching southern California, took on board more passengers for passage to Pearl Harbor. The high-speed transport's mission was to carry Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT's) to assault areas for prelanding beach clearance. Burke trained with UDT's on Maui in preparation for service in the conquest of Okinawa.
The fast transport arrived off Okinawa on 27 June after the major part of the struggle to take that island was over. She briefly served on picket duty off Ie Shima, but Burke's duty was cut short on 30 June, and she sailed for the Philippines. The high-speed transport trained near Legaspi on southeastern Luzon with other amphibious ships in preparation for the expected invasion of the Japanese home islands. However, the explosion of atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki early in August demonstrated to Japan the futility of continuing the war, so Burke never had an opportunity to participate in an assault. She returned to Leyte and was there when the Japanese capitulated on 15 August.
Burke escorted occupation forces to Japan and, as the formal surrender ceremony took place on board the battleshipMissouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September, the transport steamed up the channel and into the bay. Burke escorted convoys of occupation troops until 26 October then proceeded to Manila. After transporting men and equipment among the islands of the Philippine archipelago, Burke embarked returning veterans and headed for home. Upon arrival at San Diego, the fast transport disembarked her passengers and got underway for the east coast of the United States.
Atlantic Fleet, 1946–1949edit
In January 1946, Burke became the flagship for Transport Division 121 and commenced operations with the Atlantic Fleet. She participated in fleet anti-submarine and amphibious exercises along the east coast and in the West Indies. She also trained UDT's and naval reservists. On 16 April 1949, Burke reported to the Charleston Naval Shipyard for inactivation.
Decommissioning and transferedit
She was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 23 June 1949 and was towed to Green Cove Springs, Florida, to be berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Late in 1967, Burke was selected for sale under the Military Assistance Program to the Republic of Colombia. Her name was struck from the United States Navy List on 1 June 1968, and she was transferred to the Colombian Navy on 8 December. She was commissioned as ARC Almirante Brión (DT-07) and served until disposed of in 1974.
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message USS Burke DE 215 APD 65 a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander John E Burke 1905 1942 who was killed in action aboard the battleship South Dakota during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942 USS BurkeHistory United States NameUSS Burke NamesakeJohn E Burke Ordered1942 BuilderPhiladelphia Navy Yard Philadelphia Laid down1 January 1943 Launched3 April 1943 Commissioned20 July 1943 ReclassifiedAPD 65 24 January 1945 Decommissioned22 June 1949 Stricken1 June 1968 Honors andawards1 battle star World War II FateSold to Colombia 12 August 1968 History Colombia NameARC Almirante Brion DT 07 NamesakeLuis Brion Acquired12 August 1968 Stricken1974 FateScrapped 1974 General characteristics Class and typeBuckley class destroyer escort Displacement1 400 long tons 1 422 t standard 1 740 long tons 1 768 t full load Length306 ft 93 m Beam37 ft 11 m Draft9 ft 6 in 2 90 m standard 11 ft 3 in 3 43 m full load Propulsion2 boilers General Electric turbo electric drive 12 000 shp 8 9 MW 2 solid manganese bronze 3 600 lb 1 600 kg 3 bladed propellers 8 ft 6 in 2 59 m diameter 7 ft 7 in 2 31 m pitch 2 rudders 359 tons fuel oil Speed23 knots 43 km h 26 mph Range3 700 nmi 6 900 km at 15 kn 28 km h 17 mph 6 000 nmi 11 000 km at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Complement15 officers 198 men Armament3 3 inch 50 caliber guns 1 quad 1 1 inch 75 caliber gun 8 single 20 mm guns 1 triple 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 Hedgehog anti submarine mortar 8 K gun depth charge projectors 2 depth charge tracks Burke was laid down on 1 January 1943 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard launched on 4 April 1943 sponsored by Mrs Miriam Katherine Burke the widow of Lt Comdr Burke and commissioned on 20 August 1943 Contents 1 Service history 1 1 Atlantic convoys 1943 1944 1 2 Pacific Fleet 1945 1 3 Atlantic Fleet 1946 1949 1 4 Decommissioning and transfer 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksService history editAtlantic convoys 1943 1944 edit Following shakedown off Bermuda the destroyer escort participated in general type training in late September and October On 29 October she joined a convoy bound for Ireland and arrived safely at Derry on 11 November Burke soon returned to New York and made eight more uneventful round trip transatlantic voyages to escort convoys to Europe or North Africa and back Pacific Fleet 1945 edit On 25 January 1945 the warship entered Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation in Brooklyn New York for conversion to a Charles Lawrence class high speed transport Redesignated APD 65 Burke left the shipyard on 8 April and was slated for service in the war against Japan Burke transited the Panama Canal and joined the Pacific Fleet on 1 May at Balboa There she also embarked officers and sailors for transportation to San Diego and after reaching southern California took on board more passengers for passage to Pearl Harbor The high speed transport s mission was to carry Underwater Demolition Teams UDT s to assault areas for prelanding beach clearance Burke trained with UDT s on Maui in preparation for service in the conquest of Okinawa The fast transport arrived off Okinawa on 27 June after the major part of the struggle to take that island was over She briefly served on picket duty off Ie Shima but Burke s duty was cut short on 30 June and she sailed for the Philippines The high speed transport trained near Legaspi on southeastern Luzon with other amphibious ships in preparation for the expected invasion of the Japanese home islands However the explosion of atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki early in August demonstrated to Japan the futility of continuing the war so Burke never had an opportunity to participate in an assault She returned to Leyte and was there when the Japanese capitulated on 15 August Burke escorted occupation forces to Japan and as the formal surrender ceremony took place on board the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay on 2 September the transport steamed up the channel and into the bay Burke escorted convoys of occupation troops until 26 October then proceeded to Manila After transporting men and equipment among the islands of the Philippine archipelago Burke embarked returning veterans and headed for home Upon arrival at San Diego the fast transport disembarked her passengers and got underway for the east coast of the United States Atlantic Fleet 1946 1949 edit In January 1946 Burke became the flagship for Transport Division 121 and commenced operations with the Atlantic Fleet She participated in fleet anti submarine and amphibious exercises along the east coast and in the West Indies She also trained UDT s and naval reservists On 16 April 1949 Burke reported to the Charleston Naval Shipyard for inactivation Decommissioning and transfer edit She was placed out of commission in reserve on 23 June 1949 and was towed to Green Cove Springs Florida to be berthed with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet Late in 1967 Burke was selected for sale under the Military Assistance Program to the Republic of Colombia Her name was struck from the United States Navy List on 1 June 1968 and she was transferred to the Colombian Navy on 8 December She was commissioned as ARC Almirante Brion DT 07 and served until disposed of in 1974 Awards editBurke earned one battle star for her World War II service References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entries can be found here and here External links editPhoto gallery of USS Burke at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Burke amp oldid 1107329562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
