USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-509. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 3 January 1944 and launched her on 2 April 1944. Commissioned on 5 October 1944. Lieutenant Commander John Curtis Spencer was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Lingayen, the Philippines, and Leyte. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-509 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1944-04-02 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-05 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 7 February 1957. She went to the breakers later. |
| 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 Formoe (DE-509) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 25 October 1944 (80-G-294201).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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