USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-199. Charleston Navy Yard laid her down on 15 February 1943 and launched her on 1 June 1943. Commissioned on 1 October 1943. Lieutenant John Irving Mingay was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, the Caroline Islands, New Guinea, and Humboldt Bay. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-199 |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-06-01 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. 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. USS Manning (DE-199) at anchor at Nouméa, New Caledonia, on 19 February 1944 (80-G-274926).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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