USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-508. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 22 February 1944. Commissioned on 12 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander Carl Edward Bull was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Majuro, Kwajalein, and Saipan. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-508 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1944-02-22 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 March 1959. 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 Gilligan (DE-508) underway at sea, in the 1950s.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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