USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-698. The name honors Rear Admiral James Joseph Raby. Defoe Shipbuilding Company, at Bay City, Michigan, laid her down on 7 June 1943 and launched her on 4 September 1943. Commissioned on 7 December 1943. Lieutenant Commander James Scott II was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Ulithi, and Guam. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-698 |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1943-09-04 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 22 December 1953. 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Raby (DE-698) at anchor off Guam, in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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