USN · DE
SunkJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-404. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 15 September 1943 and launched her on 3 December 1943. Commissioned on 21 March 1944. Lieutenant Commander George Elliott Marix was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Manus, and Morotai. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars. She was lost on 28 October 1944. A submarine sank her.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-404 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-12-03 |
| Commissioned | 1944-03-21 |
| Fate | Sunk. She was lost on 28 October 1944. A submarine sank her. |
| 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Eversole (DE-404) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 20 May 1944 (BS 132125).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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