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Bivin

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-536
BuilderBoston Naval Shipyard
Launched1943-12-07
Commissioned1944-10-31
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command

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.

Bivin
U.S. Navy. USS Bivin (DE-536) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), 15 December 1944 (BS 132248).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bivin, hull DE-536, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Boston Naval Shipyard laid her down on 3 November 1943 and launched her on 7 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 31 October 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Monroe Kelly Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Palau, and Leyte.

Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.