USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-424. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 23 February 1944 and launched her on 20 March 1944. Commissioned on 2 August 1944. Lieutenant Commander A. M. White was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Espiritu Santo, and the Philippines.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-424 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-03-20 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-02 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 24 January 1958. 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 Haas (DE-424) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), 5 October 1944 (80-G-382786).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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