USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-419. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 12 January 1944 and launched her on 19 February 1944. Commissioned on 17 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Raymond John Toner was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Philippines, Eniwetok, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-419 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-02-19 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-17 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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 Robert F. Keller (DE-419) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 3 January 1945 (80-G-263931).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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