USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-533. Boston Naval Shipyard laid her down on 8 October 1943 and launched her on 8 November 1943. Commissioned on 25 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander Eugene Benjamin Hayden was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Lingayen, Leyte, and Ulithi. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-533 |
| Builder | Boston Naval Shipyard |
| Launched | 1943-11-08 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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. |
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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 Howard F. Clark (DE-533) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 14 January 1945 (80-G-301278).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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