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Mills

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ClassEdsall class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-383
BuilderBrown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched1943-05-26
Commissioned1943-10-12
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 14 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Diesel destroyer escort with reduction gears. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
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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.

Mills
U.S. Navy. USS Mills (DE-383) moored to a buoy, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mills, hull DE-383, belonged to the Edsall class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 26 March 1943 and launched her on 26 May 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 12 October 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander James Schoolcraft Muzzy.

Her Pacific duty took her to Adak. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 14 June 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.