USN · DE
AfloatRudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-707. Defoe Shipbuilding Company, at Bay City, Michigan, laid her down on 20 December 1943 and launched her on 4 March 1944. Commissioned on 4 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander Herbert Mason Jones was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Lingayen, the Philippines, Leyte, and Manus. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Rudderow class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-707 |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1944-03-04 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 May 1946. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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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. Launch of USS Jobb (DE-707) at Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan (USA), on 4 March 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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