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Eugene E. Elmore

Class	Rudderow class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-686
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard
Launched	1943-12-23
Commissioned	1944-02-04
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Conkey, George Lissant Commanding officer from 4 February 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.

Eugene E. Elmore, hull DE-686, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, at Fore River Shipyard, laid her down on 27 November 1943 and launched her on 23 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 4 February 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander George Lissant Conkey.

Her Pacific duty took her to Hollandia, San Pedro Bay, Subic, and the Philippines. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.