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Melvin R. Nawman

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-416
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1944-02-07
Commissioned	1944-05-16
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 August 1960. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Kinsley, F. W. Commanding officer from 16 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.

Melvin R. Nawman, hull DE-416, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 3 January 1944 and launched her on 7 February 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 16 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander F. W. Kinsley.

Her Pacific duty took her to Iwo Jima, Leyte, Okinawa, and Kerama. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 30 August 1960. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.