USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-701. The name honors Wesley Frank Osmus. Defoe Shipbuilding Company, at Bay City, Michigan, laid her down on 17 August 1943 and launched her on 4 November 1943. Commissioned on 23 February 1944. Commander Richmond R. Jackson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, the Admiralty Islands, Ulithi, and the Caroline Islands. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-701 |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1943-11-04 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-23 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 March 1947. She went to the breakers later. |
| 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.
Photographed from a USS Hamlin (AV-15) plane. USS Osmus (DE-701) underway in the area of Ulithi Atoll, circa in November-December 1944 (80-G-K-2593).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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