BURROWS DE 105

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Cannon Class Type DET Destroyer Escort Keel Laid March 20 1943 - Launched October 2 1943 USS BURROWS DE-105 Commissioned December 19 1943 - Decommissioned April 26 1946 Stricken September 26 1950 HNLMS VAN AMSTEL F-806 (Dutch Naval Service) Transferred to The Netherlands June 1 1950 and renamed Sold February 1968 to Simons Scheepsslooparij N.V. of Rotterdam for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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Locy Type 2z

1944-08-20

An Election War Ballot card

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - William Burrows
Warranted a Midshipman on November 10 1799, served in the West Indies in PORTSMOUTH during the Quasi War with France and remained in that man of war when she sailed to Europe in 1800 to bring back the envoys of the United States who had negotiated the treaty ending that conflict. He was in charge of the frigate UNITED STATES in 1801 and 1802 while that warship was laid up in the Washington Navy Yard. During American wars with the Barbary pirates, he saw Mediterranean service in CONSTITUTION, VIXEN, SIREN, and ESSEX between 1801 and 1807 and received his commission as a Lieutenant on March 19 of the latter year. At sea in command of ENTERPRISE when war with England was declared in 1812, Burrows cruised along the east coast of the United States in that brig during the first year of the conflict. On September 5 1813, ENTERPRISE's lookouts sighted the Royal Navy brig BOXER, and the American warship gave chase. When she had drawn within range of her opponent, ENTERPRISE opened fire, starting a fierce engagement in which both Burrows and the captain of the British warship were killed before BOXER surrendered

 

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