USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-349. The name honors Wayne Roy Gentry. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 13 December 1943 and launched her on 15 February 1944. Commissioned on 14 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander David A. Smith was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-349 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 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. USS Gentry (DE-349) underway at sea on 15 October 1944 (80-G-260626).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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