Photos and the story

Jesse Rutherford

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-347
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-01-29
Commissioned	1944-05-31
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 21 June 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	Henry, Barklie McKee Commanding officer from 31 May 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.

Jesse Rutherford, hull DE-347, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 22 November 1943 and launched her on 29 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 31 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Barklie McKee Henry.

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

Her commissioned service ended on 21 June 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.