USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-198. Norfolk Navy Yard laid her down on 22 May 1943 and launched her on 4 July 1943. Commissioned on 7 November 1943. Lieutenant Commander Rodman Drake DeKay Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around New Guinea, Hollandia, the Philippines, and Manus. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-198 |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-07-04 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 22 May 1946. 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. Launch of USS Lovelace (DE-198) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia (USA), on 4 July 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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