Presidential Unit Citation. After a visit to New York, she reached Charleston, South Carolina, where she was placed out of commission in reserve 18 April 1946. German destroyer Zerstörer 6 On 12 April 1960 Charles Ausburne was transferred to the Federal Republic of Germany, with whom she served as Zerstörer 6 ("Destroyer No. 6"), NATO designation "D180". In 1962, she was commanded by former U-boat commander Kapitänleutnant Otto von Bülow (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves). She was stricken from the U.S. Navy List on 1 December 1967. Zerstörer 6 was stricken from the Bundesmarine in October 1968, and scrapped. Awards In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation awarded her squadron, Charles Ausburne received 11 battle stars for World War II service. Notes Since other family members spelled their name as "Ausburn", the first ship followed that spelling. It was later found that he himself signed as "Ausburne", and the second ship's name was so spelled. References External links navsource.org: USS Charles Ausburne hazegray.org: USS Charles Ausburne USS Charles Ausburne website Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships built in Orange, Texas 1942 ships World War II destroyers of the United States Fletcher-class destroyers of the German Navy