USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-440. 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. Commissioned on 2 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander Edwin K. Winn was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marianas, the Marshall Islands, Ulithi, and Manus. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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 McCoy Reynolds (DE-440) underway in the 1950s.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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