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Edwin A. Howard

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-346
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-01-25
Commissioned	1944-05-25
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 25 September 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Denfield, Frederick Commanding officer from 25 May 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.

Edwin A. Howard, hull DE-346, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 15 November 1943 and launched her on 25 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 25 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Frederick Denfield.

Her Pacific duty took her to Hollandia, San Pedro Bay, Leyte, and New Guinea. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 25 September 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.