The USS Greene was a Clemson-class destroyer built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. Launched on November 2, 1918, and commissioned on May 9, 1919, she measured approximately 314 feet in length, with a beam of about 30 feet, and displaced roughly 1,200 tons. Her initial service was brief; she sailed from Newport, Rhode Island, to Brest, France, in June 1919, returning to New York in July, before being stationed along the West Coast and decommissioned in March 1920. After a period in reserve, she was recommissioned in June 1940, undergoing conversion to serve as a seaplane tender, redesignated AVD-13 in April 1941. During World War II, the Greene saw extensive service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters. She operated as a seaplane tender at Natal, Brazil, and later as a convoy escort in the South Atlantic, making multiple voyages to Rio de Janeiro. Notably, she participated in anti-submarine warfare with the escort carrier USS Bogue, contributing to the sinking of U-569, U-317, and U-118, earning the Presidential Unit Citation. In 1944, she was converted to a high-speed transport (APD-36) and played a key role in the Allied invasion of Southern France, Operation Dragoon, landing troops on the islands of Levant and Port-Cros. Following her combat duties in the Mediterranean, Greene returned to the U.S. for further operations in the Pacific, including escorting aircraft carriers during the Battle of Okinawa and serving on antisubmarine picket lines. After hostilities ceased, she participated in evacuating prisoners of war from Nagasaki. Her service ended during Typhoon Louise on October 9, 1945, when she was driven aground off Okinawa and damaged beyond repair. She was decommissioned on November 23, 1945, struck from the Navy List in December, and her wreck was destroyed in February 1946. Throughout her wartime career, USS Greene earned three battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation, marking her as a notable vessel in U.S. naval history.

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