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Johnnie Hutchins

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-360
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-05-02
Commissioned	1944-08-28
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 25 February 1958. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Godsey, Hugh M. Commanding officer from 28 August 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.

Johnnie Hutchins, hull DE-360, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. The name honors Johnnie David Hutchins. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 6 March 1944 and launched her on 2 May 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 28 August 1944. Her first commanding officer was Commander Hugh M. Godsey.

Her Pacific duty took her to Manus, Hollandia, Humboldt Bay, and Leyte.

Her commissioned service ended on 25 February 1958. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.