USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-354. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 10 January 1944 and launched her on 7 March 1944. Commissioned on 19 July 1944. Lieutenant Commander J. M. Stuart was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, Leyte, and the Philippines.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-354 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-03-07 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-19 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 26 February 1959. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| 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.
US Navy photographer. Aerial view of USS Kenneth M. Willett off Cape Cod September 1944 (80-G-280047).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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