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James E. Craig

Class	Buckley class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-201
Builder	Charleston Navy Yard
Launched	1943-07-22
Commissioned	1943-11-01
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Ericsson, Hampton Maturin Commanding officer from 1 November 1943

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.

James E. Craig, hull DE-201, belonged to the Buckley class of destroyer escorts. Charleston Navy Yard laid her down on 15 April 1943 and launched her on 22 July 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 1 November 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Hampton Maturin Ericsson.

Her Pacific duty took her to Espiritu Santo, Kavieng, Emirau, and Rabaul. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.