Photos and the story

Charles E. Brannon

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-446
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Launched	1944-04-23
Commissioned	1944-11-01
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 23 September 1968. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Todd, Donald W. Commanding officer from 1 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.

Charles E. Brannon, hull DE-446, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 13 January 1944 and launched her on 23 April 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 1 November 1944. Her first commanding officer was Commander Donald W. Todd.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, San Pedro Bay, the Philippines, and Borneo. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 23 September 1968. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.