USN · DE
Samuel B. Roberts
Photos and infoJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-413. Named for Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr. Brown Shipbuilding, Houston. Laid down 6 December 1943, launched 20 January 1944, commissioned 28 April 1944, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland. Off Samar she went in with the destroyers. No ship is credited to her as a kill. Japanese gunfire sank her that morning. Not pinned to one ship. Struck 27 November 1944.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-413 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston |
| Launched | 1944-01-20 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-28 |
| Fate | Sunk. Named for Coxswain Samuel Booker Roberts Jr. Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland had her. Went in with the destroyers off Samar on 25 October 1944. Japanese gunfire sank her. Not pinned to one ship. Struck 27 November 1944. |
| 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 photo NH 90603. Samuel B. Roberts off Boston, about June 1944. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · sunk; not pinned to one ship
