USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-348. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 14 December 1943 and launched her on 12 February 1944. Commissioned on 5 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Franklin Duerr Buckley was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, New Guinea, Leyte, and Mangarin. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-348 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-12 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-05 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 9 July 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 Key (DE-348) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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