Name/Title
USS Greene ModelEntry/Object ID
2026.041.001Description
A small scale model of the USS Greene. Approximately 10 in. long on a wooden stand. The model is resin with additional parts made of photo-etch brass or 3D-printed material. The camouflage scheme is representative of the pattern that would have been painted on the ship near the end of her Pacific campaign. Hull number, "36", is visible near the bow on both sides. This number represents the Greene's final configuration as a high-speed transport ship, designated APD-36.Context
The USS Greene (DD-266) was a four-stack destroyer original built in 1918 and launched in 1919 in Quincy, MA. It was named for Commander Samuel Dana Greene, who was the executive officer aboard the ironclad USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads in March, 1862. In the midst of engagement with the CSS Virginia (former USS Merrimack) Greene temporarily took command of the ship when Commander Lieutenant John L. Worden was injured. Launched too late to serve in WWI, the ship was used by the U.S. Navy until 1922 at which time it was decommissioned and mothballed in California. In 1940, it was selected as one of several destroyers to be recommissioned. For service in WWII, the ship was converted into a seaplane tender (AVD-13), then later converted again, this time into a high-speed transport (APD-36).
The USS Greene saw action in the South Atlantic and North Atlantic, and was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation along with the entire USS Bogue escort group for anti-submarine patrols. The ship also participated in Operation Dragoon in the Mediterranean. In 1945, Greene sailed to the Pacific and saw action during the Battle of Okinawa. It also evacuated ex-POWs from the devastated city of Nagasaki after the nuclear bombing and subsequent end of the war.
The ship was run aground during Typhoon Louise in October 1945 and was deemed beyond economical repair. The ship was decommissioned and salvaged for scrap in late 1945. The remaining wreck was destroyed by explosives in February, 1946. For full details, see the attached photos and documents in the "Research Notes" section below.Update Date
June 1, 2026