USN · DE
SunkJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-407. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 1 November 1943 and launched her on 18 December 1943. Commissioned on 4 April 1944. Lieutenant Lewis George Salomon was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok and Morotai. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star. She was lost on 3 October 1944. A submarine sank her.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-407 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1943-12-18 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-04 |
| Fate | Sunk. She was lost on 3 October 1944. A submarine sank her. |
| 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 Shelton (DE-407) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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