Two ships of the

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have been named ''Brule'' after a county in south central South Dakota, established on 14 January 1875 and named for the Brule subdivision of the

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. * , was commissioned on 31 October 1944. * , was commissioned on 31 October 1952.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brule United States Navy ship names