USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-697. Defoe Shipbuilding Company, at Bay City, Michigan, laid her down on 22 May 1943 and launched her on 14 August 1943. Commissioned on 20 November 1943. Lieutenant Commander John Edward Pace was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Admiralty Islands, Manus, the Marshall Islands, and Iwo Jima. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-697 |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1943-08-14 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 8 October 1958. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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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 Briareus (AR-12) with USS George (DE-697) and three LCIs at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 20 July 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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