In February 1973, the Navy named a Knox-class frigate after him—the USS Jesse L. Brown. It was the third ship named in honor of an African American serviceman.

In 1972, the Navy honored Jesse Brown by naming a ship after him, the frigate USS Jesse L. Brown. Pamela Knight, his daughter, says he never meant to be a historical figure.

In 1973, when a frigate was named the USS Jesse L. Brown, Hudner spoke at the commissioning. He said that the Navy’s first Black pilot willingly gave his life to tear down barriers to freedom of ...

Both men were honored by the Navy by having ships named for them, the frigate the USS Jesse L. Brown (later decommissioned and sold to Egypt) and the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, respectively.

The USS Jesse L. Brown was launched in 1973, and Hudner was in attendance along with Brown’s widow. The USS Thomas Hudner was later christened in 2017. Best in News.

USS Jesse L. Brown (DE 1089), a Knox-class ocean escort ship, was launched March 18, 1972 at Avondale Shipyards in Westwego, La. She was designed to operate as an anti-submarine ship, ...

In 1973, a frigate was named in his honor, the USS Jesse L. Brown. Hudner, who received the Medal of Honor for risking his life to try to save Jesse, spoke at the ceremony.

On Oct. 13, 1926, Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American aviator in the U.S. Navy, ... the future USS Thomas Hudner, formally began as the vessel's keel was laid in Bath, Maine.

Capt. Tom Hudner of Concord and the late Ensign Jesse L. Brown have been linked since the day 66 years ago when Hudner attempted to save Brown’s life in the mountains of Korea.

But one of the highest honors that could be given was bestowed on Ensign Brown. In February 1973, at Westwego, La., the USS Jesse L. Brown (DE 1089) was commissioned in his memory.