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Oberrender

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-344
BuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched1944-01-18
Commissioned1944-05-11
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 July 1945. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command

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.

Oberrender
USN Bureau of Ships. Starboard stern view of USS Oberrender off Boston, 15 July 1944 (BuShips 132048).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Oberrender, hull DE-344, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 8 November 1943 and launched her on 18 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 11 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Samuel Spencer.

Her Pacific duty took her to Leyte, Manus, Lingayen, and San Pedro Bay. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 11 July 1945. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.