USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-353. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 11 January 1944 and launched her on 4 March 1944. Commissioned on 13 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander John Pierce Ingle Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around New Guinea, Hollandia, San Pedro Bay, and Leyte.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-353 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-03-04 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-13 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. 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.
RdM 2c Al Gregg, U.S. Navy. USS Doyle C. Barnes (DE-353) underway, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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