USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-416. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 3 January 1944 and launched her on 7 February 1944. Commissioned on 16 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander F. W. Kinsley was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Iwo Jima, Leyte, Okinawa, and Kerama. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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 Melvin R. Nawman (DE-416) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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