USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-679. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, laid her down on 29 June 1943 and launched her on 21 August 1943. Commissioned on 25 September 1943. Lieutenant Commander A. W. Slayton was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around New Guinea, Leyte, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-679 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1943-08-21 |
| Commissioned | 1943-09-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 20 February 1967. 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 Bureau of Ships photo 19-N-95181. USS Greenwood (DE-679) underway in 1944 (19-N-95181).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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