USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-370. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 22 May 1944 and launched her on 29 August 1944. Commissioned on 31 October 1944. Lieutenant Commander John Edward Allen was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Iwo Jima, Eniwetok, Majuro, and the Marshall Islands.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-370 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-08-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 14 June 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 photo NH 77369. USS John L. Williamson (DE-370) anchored in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 15 March 1946 (NH 77369).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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