USS Brister (DE:DER-327)

USS Brister (DE/DER-327) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort commissioned by the United States Navy in 1943. During World War II, she served primarily in the Atlantic, providing convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare protection. After the war, Brister was decommissioned, but later recommissioned during the Cold War and converted to a radar picket ship (DER-327) in 1956 to enhance early warning capabilities. She continued service until 1968, when she was decommissioned and eventually sunk as a target.