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USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089) was a Knox-class frigate commissioned into the United States Navy on February 17, 1973. Named in honor of Jesse L. Brown, the first African American naval aviator killed in combat, the ship primarily conducted anti-submarine warfare and escort operations during the Cold War. Throughout her service, she participated in numerous NATO exercises, Caribbean deployments, and Mediterranean cruises, strengthening alliances and projecting naval presence. Decommissioned in 1994, USS Jesse L. Brown was later transferred to the Egyptian Navy, where she served under the name Damiyat.

USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) was a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in December 1963. Named after the fifth President of the United States, the submarine served as a critical component of America's nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, conducting strategic deterrent patrols armed with Polaris and later Poseidon ballistic missiles. Over her service life, USS James Monroe completed numerous patrols in the Atlantic Ocean, contributing to the nation's strategic stability. The submarine was decommissioned in September 1990 and subsequently scrapped as part of the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.