USS Pennewill
Post-War Decommissioning
Post\-War Decommissioning
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On 28 July, she sailed from Recife to Natal, Brazil, where she decommissioned and was leased to the Government of Brazil on 1 August 1944\. She was transferred to Brazil on 30 June 1953 and was struck from the [Navy Directory](/wiki/Navy_Directory "Navy Directory") on 20 July 1953\. Her Brazilian name was ***Bertioga* (D\-21\)**. She was scrapped in 1964\.


What impact did the ship have on the Brazilian navy?