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Albert T. Harris

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-447
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Launched	1944-04-16
Commissioned	1944-11-29
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 21 September 1968. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	King, Algernon Sidney Commanding officer from 29 November 1944

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

Albert T. Harris, hull DE-447, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. The name honors Albert T. Harris. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 13 January 1944 and launched her on 16 April 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 29 November 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Algernon Sidney King.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Morotai, and Zamboanga. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 21 September 1968. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.