USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-640. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works, laid her down on 19 March 1944 and launched her on 2 April 1944. Commissioned on 11 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Edward E. Lull was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Manus, Ulithi, and Okinawa. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-640 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works |
| Launched | 1944-04-02 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-11 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 March 1948. 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Fieberling (DE-640) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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