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Silverstein

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ClassJohn C. Butler class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-534
BuilderBoston Naval Shipyard
Launched1943-11-08
Commissioned1944-07-14
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 January 1959. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command

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.

Silverstein
BMC Albert Curry, U.S. Navy. USS Silverstein (DE-534) underway off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in 1955.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Silverstein, hull DE-534, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Boston Naval Shipyard laid her down on 8 October 1943 and launched her on 8 November 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 14 July 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Franklin A. Reece Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, and the Caroline Islands. She was credited with 2 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 30 January 1959. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.