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Howard F. Clark

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-533
BuilderBoston Naval Shipyard
Launched1943-11-08
Commissioned1944-05-25
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 5 July 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command

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.

Howard F. Clark
U.S. Navy. USS Howard F. Clark (DE-533) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 14 January 1945 (80-G-301278).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Howard F. Clark, hull DE-533, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Boston Naval Shipyard laid her down on 8 October 1943 and launched her on 8 November 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 25 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Eugene Benjamin Hayden.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, Lingayen, Leyte, and Ulithi. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 5 July 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.