USS CHARLES R WARE (DD 865)

USS CHARLES R. WARE (DD-865) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in July 1945, shortly before the end of World War II. Named in honor of Lieutenant Charles R. Ware, a naval aviator lost at the Battle of Midway, the ship served extensively during the Cold War era. She conducted operations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean, participating in NATO exercises and supporting the U.S. 6th Fleet. After over three decades of service, USS CHARLES R. WARE was decommissioned in December 1974 and later transferred to the Greek Navy.