USS Braine

	USS Braine (DD-630), South Pacific, 1944.
History
United States
Name	Braine
Namesake	Daniel L. Braine
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	12 October 1942
Launched	7 March 1943
Commissioned	11 May 1943
Decommissioned	17 August 1971
Stricken	17 August 1971
Identification	Hull number: DD-630
Motto	Combat Ready
Fate	Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
Argentina
Name	Almirante Domecq Garcia
Commissioned	17 August 1971
Decommissioned	30 November 1982
Stricken	30 November 1982
Identification	Pennant number: D23
Fate	Sunk as a target, 7 October 1983
General characteristics
Class & type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	329
Armament	5 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns,; 4 × 40 mm AA guns,; 4 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm). torpedo tubes,; 6 × depth charge projectors,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Braine (DD-630), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine (1829–1898), who served in the American Civil War. Constructed by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, the ship was launched on 7 March 1943 and commissioned on 11 May 1943. The destroyer took part in the United States' naval campaign in the South Pacific during World War II. Following the war, the vessel was decommissioned and placed in reserve. During the Korean War, Braine was recommissioned and operated in the Mediterranean Sea before being decommissioned for the final time by the United States Navy in 1971. The destroyer was sold to Argentina and renamed ARA Almirante Domecq Garcia after Admiral Manuel Domecq Garcia and served with the Argentinian Navy until disposed of as a target ship in 1983.