The USS Compton (DD-705) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer built during World War II, launched on September 17, 1944, by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Kearny, New Jersey. She was commissioned on November 4, 1944, and featured the typical characteristics of her class, designed for versatility in anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and surface warfare. During her service in the final months of World War II, Compton conducted training at Pearl Harbor and participated in escort missions to Kwajalein and Eniwetok, before arriving at Okinawa in April 1945. At Okinawa, she provided gunfire support to Allied forces and protected shipping with her antisubmarine and antiaircraft screens. She notably covered the occupation of Tori Shima and was involved in combat, sinking a Japanese plane during her patrols. After repairs at Leyte, she continued operations off Okinawa until July 1945, then escorted convoys to Guam and conducted training in Leyte Gulf. In late August 1945, Compton delivered mail and operational orders to the 3rd Fleet near Tokyo Bay. She became the only Fifth Fleet ship to enter Tokyo Bay prior to the formal surrender of Japan. During her patrols in the western Pacific, she acted as a planeguard and conducted patrols until returning to the United States in March 1946. She then transferred to the Atlantic Fleet, based in Portland, Maine, and later Newport, Rhode Island, engaging in operations along the U.S. East Coast, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Compton participated in NATO exercises, Mediterranean deployments, and reserve training cruises, including duty during the Suez Crisis in 1956. She served as a flagship for Destroyer Squadron 8 and supported midshipmen training cruises. In her later years, she continued coastwise and Caribbean operations, supporting research and sonar training. Decommissioned on September 17, 1972, Compton was transferred to Brazil, where she served as Mato Grosso until being stricken and scrapped in 1990. Her service earned her one battle star for her World War II operations, marking her as a notable vessel in mid-20th-century naval history.

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