USN · DE
AfloatRudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-588. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 21 December 1943 and launched her on 26 January 1944. Commissioned on 15 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Wesley Francis Jones was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, Leyte, Luzon, and the Philippines. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Rudderow class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-588 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard |
| Launched | 1944-01-26 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 1 June 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| Armament (class) | Destroyer escort. Two 5-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 Peiffer (DE-588) underway at sea, circa in December 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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