USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-358. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 14 February 1944 and launched her on 11 April 1944. Commissioned on 16 August 1944. Lieutenant Commander John Franklin Nelson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, New Guinea, Palau, and Leyte.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-358 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-04-11 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 December 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Mack (DE-358) off Orange, Texas (USA), circa in September 1944 (BS 122231).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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