USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-422. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 31 January 1944 and launched her on 8 March 1944. Commissioned on 11 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander G. G. Morris was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Biak, Lingayen, and San Pedro Bay. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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.
R29942 Chief Radio Electrician Alan Wallace White, RAN. USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) underway off Korea, circa in 1951 (AWM P05890.038).JPG. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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