USN · DE
AfloatRudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-225. Philadelphia Navy Yard laid her down on 15 July 1943 and launched her on 14 October 1943. Commissioned on 10 June 1944. Commander Kendall E. Read was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, New Guinea, Morotai, and Sansapor. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Rudderow class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-225 |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-10-14 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 16 May 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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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 Day (DE-225) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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