USS Greene (DD 266)

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Greene (DD-266/AVD-13/APD-36) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Greene. Greene was launched 2 November 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. John Stevens Conover, the namesake's daughter; and commissioned 9 May 1919, Commander R. A. Theobald in command. Greene sailed from Newport, Rhode Island 5 June 1919 for Brest via Plymouth, England, and returned to New York 27 July. Underway again 18 August, she put in at San Diego, California, 22 December and decommissioned there in March 1920. Remaining in the Reserve Destroyer Force until 10 September 1921, she sailed from San Diego that date for the Puget Sound Navy Yard. Greene returned shortly thereafter to San Francisco, California, arriving 2 December 1921, and decommissioned there 17 June 1922.

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