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Foreman

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ClassBuckley class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-633
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works
Launched1943-08-01
Commissioned1943-10-22
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 28 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command

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.

Foreman
U.S. Navy. USS Foreman (DE-633) off the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 13 November 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Foreman, hull DE-633, belonged to the Buckley class of destroyer escorts. The name honors Ensign Andrew L. Foreman. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works, laid her down on 9 March 1943 and launched her on 1 August 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 22 October 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Manston.

Her Pacific duty took her to Funafuti, New Guinea, San Pedro Bay, and Manus. She was credited with 5 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 28 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.