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Douglas A. Munro

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-422
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1944-03-08
Commissioned	1944-07-11
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 24 June 1960. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Morris, G. G. Commanding officer from 11 July 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.

Douglas A. Munro, hull DE-422, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 31 January 1944 and launched her on 8 March 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 11 July 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander G. G. Morris.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, Biak, Lingayen, and San Pedro Bay. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 24 June 1960. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.