USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-796. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 16 August 1943 and launched her on 23 October 1943. Commissioned on 12 February 1944. Lieutenant Commander Oscar William Goepner was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Hollandia, and New Guinea.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-796 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-10-23 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 March 1948. She went to the breakers later. |
| 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 photo L45-173.01.02. USS Major (DE-796) underway, circa in 1944 (L45-173.01.02).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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