USN · DE
AfloatRudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-579. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 20 October 1943 and launched her on 29 December 1943. Commissioned on 13 March 1944. Lieutenant Commander Donald H. Johnson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Surigao, Lingayen, Leyte, and Luzon. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Rudderow class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-579 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard |
| Launched | 1943-12-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-03-13 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. She went to the breakers later. |
| 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.
Thompson. USS Riley (DE-579) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), in March 1944 (NH 96719).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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