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LeRay Wilson

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-414
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched1944-01-28
Commissioned1944-05-10
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 January 1959. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command

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.

LeRay Wilson
U.S. Navy. USS LeRay Wilson (DE-414) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA) on 4 July 1944 (80-G-237856).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

LeRay Wilson, hull DE-414, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 20 December 1943 and launched her on 28 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 10 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Matthew Vaughn Carson Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to Eniwetok, Manus, the Admiralty Islands, and the Philippines. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 30 January 1959. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.