Photos and the story

Robert Brazier

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-345
Builder	Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas
Launched	1944-01-22
Commissioned	1944-05-18
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 16 September 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Snyder, Donald Dow Jr. Commanding officer from 18 May 1944

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.

Robert Brazier, hull DE-345, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 16 November 1943 and launched her on 22 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 18 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Donald Dow Snyder Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to Leyte, Panay, Mindanao, and Cebu. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 16 September 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.