USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-415. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 20 December 1943 and launched her on 29 January 1944. Commissioned on 13 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander Ralph Francis Cullinan Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Philippines, Lingayen, Luzon, and Iwo Jima. The Navy credited her with 7 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-415 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-01-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-13 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 23 April 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 Lawrence C. Taylor (DE-415) at anchor, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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