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Jaccard

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-355
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-03-18
Commissioned	1944-07-26
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 September 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Hamilton, Charles R. Commanding officer from 26 July 1944

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.

Jaccard, hull DE-355, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 25 January 1944 and launched her on 18 March 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 26 July 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Charles R. Hamilton.

Her Pacific duty took her to Hollandia, Leyte, Manus, and the Philippines. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 30 September 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.