USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-439. The name honors George Emerson Conklin. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 4 November 1943 and launched her on 13 February 1944. Commissioned on 21 April 1944. Commander Donald Cairns Brown was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Guam, and Leyte. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-439 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1944-02-13 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-21 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 17 January 1946. 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 Conklin (DE-439) underway at sea on 22 June 1944 (80-G-453320).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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