USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-367. The name honors Neldon Theo French. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 1 May 1944 and launched her on 17 June 1944. Commissioned on 9 October 1944. Lieutenant Commander Thomas Kempshall Dunstan was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Ulithi, Eniwetok, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-367 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-06-17 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 29 May 1946. 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 photo NH 79837. USS French (DE-367) at anchor off San Francisco, California (USA), circa in 1945 (NH 79837).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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