USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-421. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 21 January 1944 and launched her on 29 February 1944. Commissioned on 3 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander Richard Daniel White was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, Mindanao, and Zamboanga.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-421 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-03 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 25 May 1960. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull. |
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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.
U.S. Navy. USS Chester T. O’Brien (DE-421) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 27 August 1944 (80-G-245440).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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