Photos and the story
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-409 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-12-31 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 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.
La Prade, hull DE-409, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 31 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 20 April 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Carl Morton Fellows.
Her Pacific duty took her to Leyte, Manus, Ulithi, and Palau. She was credited with 1 battle star.
Her commissioned service ended on 11 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.