USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849)

USS Richard E. Kraus (DD-849) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in May 1946. Named in honor of Marine Private First Class Richard E. Kraus, a Medal of Honor recipient, the ship served extensively during the Cold War, participating in Atlantic and Mediterranean deployments and NATO exercises. Modernized under the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program in the 1960s, she supported anti-submarine warfare operations and provided naval gunfire support during the Vietnam War. Decommissioned in 1976, the USS Richard E. Kraus was later transferred to the Hellenic Navy, where she served as Nearchos (D65) until 1994.