USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-365. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 3 May 1944 and launched her on 5 August 1944. Commissioned on 25 September 1944. Lieutenant Commander William Henry Harrison was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Guam, Ulithi, and Saipan. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-365 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-08-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 23 September 1968. 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.
SN Ray Dollahite,U.S. Navy. USS McGinty (DE-365) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in 1954.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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