USN · DE
Raymond
Photos and infoJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-341. Named for Lieutenant Reginald Marbury Raymond. Consolidated Steel, Orange. Laid down 3 November 1943, launched 8 January 1944, commissioned 15 April 1944, Lieutenant Commander Aaron F. Beyer Jr. Off Samar her torpedoes at Haguro missed. No ship is credited to that spread. She was not hit, and she was not sunk. Decommissioned 24 January 1947. Sunk as a target on 22 January 1974.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-341 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel, Orange |
| Launched | 1944-01-08 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-15 |
| Fate | Afloat. Named for Lieutenant Reginald Marbury Raymond. In Taffy 3's screen off Samar. Three torpedoes at Haguro missed, and no ship is credited to that spread. Not sunk. Decommissioned 24 January 1947. Sunk as a target on 22 January 1974. |
| 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.
U.S. Navy. Raymond underway in the 1950s. Hull 341 is on the bow. The same ship that was off Samar. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · in the screen; not sunk
