Pacific ships
USS Charles J. Kimmel (DE-584)

USN · DE

Afloat

Rudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-584. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 1 December 1943 and launched her on 15 January 1944. Commissioned on 20 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Frederick G. Storey Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Leyte, New Guinea, and Lingayen. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.

ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-584
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-15
Commissioned1944-04-20
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, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
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.

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