USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-362. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 20 March 1944 and launched her on 23 May 1944. Commissioned on 7 September 1944. Lieutenant Commander Lester Earle Hubbell was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, New Guinea, Leyte, and the Philippines.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-362 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-05-23 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-07 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 3 June 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 Rolf (DE-362) off Orange, Texas (USA), on 7 September 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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