USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-417. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 3 January 1944 and launched her on 8 February 1944. Commissioned on 14 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Kenneth J. Barclay was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Ulithi, Eniwetok, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. The Navy credited her with 5 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-417 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-08 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-14 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 24 April 1946. 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.
ZP-11 crewman. Aerial view of USS Oliver Mitchell (DE-417) underway in Atlantic, August 1944 (80-G-245489).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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