USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-356. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 24 January 1944 and launched her on 21 March 1944. Commissioned on 1 August 1944. Lieutenant Commander John Everett Greenbacker was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around New Guinea, Luzon, Mangarin, and Mindoro.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-356 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-03-21 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 10 October 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.
Own work. USS Lloyd E Acree (DE-356), in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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