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USS Breeman (DE-104)
USS ''Breeman'' (DE-104) was a Cannon class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. In 1948, she was sold to Taiwan, where she served as ''Taihu (太湖)'' until 1972. History United States Navy (1943–1948) The ship was named for George Breeman, a Navy seaman who was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism during a turret explosion on USS ''Kearsarge'' (BB-5). ''Breeman'' (DE-104) was laid down on 20 March 1943 at the Dravo Corporation shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 4 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Marie Breeman Schellgell, niece of the late Chief Turret Captain Breeman; completed at the Norfolk Navy Yard; and commissioned there on 12 December 1943. The destroyer escort spent the remainder of 1943 and the first week in 1944 outfitting at Norfolk. On 11 January 1944, she embarked upon her shakedown cruise to the waters around Bermuda. She completed the training period on 1 February and returned to Norfolk o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Breeman
George Breeman (September 15, 1880 – April 10, 1937) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism following a turret explosion in 1906 on board the battleship . Biography Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Breeman enlisted in the United States Navy on June 2, 1902, and was rated as a landsman for training. He served briefly in the receiving ships and before being assigned to the gunboat on September 19, 1902. On March 23, 1903, while still in ''Topeka'', he was rated an ordinary seaman. In May 1903, Breeman was reassigned to . On April 13, 1906, a flash fire occurred in ''Kearsarge''s forward 13-inch turret, where Breeman was serving, killing several officers and men. Burning powder fell into the 13-inch handling room below. Breeman rushed from his battle station in the adjacent powder magazine into the handling room and stamped out the fires. He then returned to the magazine, closed the hatch to the handling room, and began replacing the covers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |