USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-680. The name honors Lieutenant Commander Arthur E. Loeser. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, laid her down on 27 July 1943 and launched her on 11 September 1943. Commissioned on 10 October 1943. Lieutenant Commander Chester Arthur Kunz Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Funafuti, Espiritu Santo, Lingayen, and Luzon. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-680 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1943-09-11 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 28 March 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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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 Loeser (DE-680) underway, circa in 1957.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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