USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-351. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 22 December 1943 and launched her on 19 February 1944. Commissioned on 30 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander William McCulloch Lowry was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Admiralty Islands, Manus, the Philippines, and Leyte.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-351 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-19 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 October 1957. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| 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 photo L45-177.06.01. USS Maurice J. Manuel (DE-351) underway, in the 1950s (L45-177.06.01).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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