USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-403. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 18 August 1943 and launched her on 17 November 1943. Commissioned on 9 March 1944. Lieutenant Commander Harry Allan Barnard Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Manus, Samar, and Surigao. The Navy credited her with 6 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-403 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-11-17 |
| Commissioned | 1944-03-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 2 July 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) anchored off Samar, Philippines, in September 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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