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Lough

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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-586
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-22
Commissioned1944-05-02
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 24 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
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.

Lough
U.S. Navy photo NH 81349. Launch of USS Lough (DE-586) at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), on 22 January 1944 (NH 81349).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lough, hull DE-586, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 8 December 1943 and launched her on 22 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 2 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Blaney Calatis Turner.

Her Pacific duty took her to Espiritu Santo, New Guinea, Manus, and San Pedro Bay. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 24 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.