USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-443. The name honors Kendall Carl Campbell. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 16 December 1943 and launched her on 19 March 1944. Commissioned on 31 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander Raymond Wilber Johnson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marianas, the Caroline Islands, Luzon, and Lingayen. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-443 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1944-03-19 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-31 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 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. USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 August 1944 (80-G-245429).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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