Hull Number: DD-872
Launch Date: 01/17/1946
Commissioned Date: 06/29/1946
Decommissioned Date: 03/27/1971
Call Sign: NBHE
Voice Call Sign: ICEBOAT
Namesake: FORREST BETON ROYAL
FORREST BETON ROYAL
Disposition:
Fram I. Transferred to Turkey, as loan, on 03/27/1971 as AOATEPE (D-353). Returned to USN 02/15/1973 and retransferred to Turkey, as sale, on 02/15/1973 for further service.