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McCoy Reynolds

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-440
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Launched	1944-02-22
Commissioned	1944-05-02
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 7 February 1957. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Winn, Edwin K. Commanding officer from 2 May 1944

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.

McCoy Reynolds, hull DE-440, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. The name honors Marine Private McCoy Reynolds. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 22 February 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 2 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Edwin K. Winn.

Her Pacific duty took her to the Marianas, the Marshall Islands, Ulithi, and Manus. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 7 February 1957. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.