USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-200. Charleston Navy Yard laid her down on 15 February 1943 and launched her on 1 June 1943. Commissioned on 18 October 1943. Lieutenant Commander Jasper Newton McDonald Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around New Guinea, Hollandia, Aitape, and Wakde. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-200 |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-06-01 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-18 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 14 May 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Neuendorf (DE-200) at anchor, circa on 28 August 1944 (80-G-479875).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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