USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-409. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 31 December 1943. Commissioned on 20 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Carl Morton Fellows was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Leyte, Manus, Ulithi, and Palau. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| 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.
U.S. Navy. USS La Prade (DE-409) at Ulithi atoll, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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