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Lewis

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-535
BuilderBoston Naval Shipyard
Launched1943-12-07
Commissioned1944-09-05
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 27 May 1960. The Navy later expended her as a target.
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.

Lewis
U.S. Navy photo 80-G-280072. USS Lewis (DE-535) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 22 September 1944 (80-G-280072).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lewis, hull DE-535, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Boston Naval Shipyard laid her down on 3 November 1943 and launched her on 7 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 5 September 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Robert Henry Stevens.

Her Pacific duty took her to Ulithi, the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 27 May 1960. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.