USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-703. Defoe Shipbuilding Company, at Bay City, Michigan, laid her down on 28 September 1943 and launched her on 15 December 1943. Commissioned on 1 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander John B. Boy was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, and the Philippines.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-703 |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1943-12-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. 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 Holton (DE-703) at anchor, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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