USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-635. The name honors Ensign John C. England. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works, laid her down on 4 April 1943 and launched her on 26 September 1943. Commissioned on 10 December 1943. Commander Walton Barclay Pendleton was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, Funafuti, the Marshall Islands, and Bougainville. The Navy credited her with 10 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-635 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works |
| Launched | 1943-09-26 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 October 1945. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-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.
USS England (DE-635) underway off San Francisco on 9 February 1944 (19-N-60938).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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