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ClassRudderow class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-581
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard
Launched1944-01-08
Commissioned1944-03-31
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command

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.

McNulty
United States Federal Government. USS MCNULTY (DE-581).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

McNulty, hull DE-581, belonged to the Rudderow class of destroyer escorts. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 17 November 1943 and launched her on 8 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 31 March 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander William Croft Jennings.

Her Pacific duty took her to Lingayen, Luzon, Leyte, and the Philippines. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.