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George A. Johnson

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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-583
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-12
Commissioned1944-04-15
FateAfloat. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-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.

George A. Johnson
U.S. Navy photo 428-N-1043492. Aerial view of USS George A. Johnson (DE-583) underway at sea, in the 1950s (142664327).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

George A. Johnson, hull DE-583, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 24 November 1943 and launched her on 12 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 15 April 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Alvin Robinson.

Her Pacific duty took her to New Guinea, the Philippines, Luzon, and Lingayen.

She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.