USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-364. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 10 April 1944 and launched her on 6 June 1944. Commissioned on 20 September 1944. Lieutenant Commander Calvert Burke Gill was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Hollandia, and New Guinea.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-364 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-06-06 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-20 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 9 January 1958. 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.
Lt. Leo R. Green, U.S. Navy, aboard USS General H.B. Freeman (T-AP-143). USS Rombach (DE-364) underway in the Pacific Ocean, in 1954.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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