USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-340. The name honors Ensign Frank Woodrow O'Flaherty. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 4 October 1943 and launched her on 14 December 1943. Commissioned on 8 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander D. W. Farnham was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Lingayen, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Majuro. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-340 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-12-14 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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.
Ensign Sidney R. Morrow, USNR. USS John C. Butler (DE-339) steaming behind O'Flaherty (DE-340), August 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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