USN · DE

Naifeh

Afloat

John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-352. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 29 December 1943 and launched her on 29 February 1944. Commissioned on 4 July 1944. Lieutenant John Seaman Albert III was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, the Philippines, and Leyte. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-352
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-02-29
Commissioned	1944-07-04
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 17 June 1960. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Albert, John Seaman III Commanding officer from 4 July 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.

U.S. Navy. Aerial starboard view of USS Naifeh (DE-352) underway off Nantucket August 1944 (80-G-245454).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Command

JAAlbert, John Seaman IIICommanding officer from 4 July 1944

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