USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-411. The name honors Richard Y. Stafford. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 29 November 1943 and launched her on 11 January 1944. Commissioned on 19 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Volney Hamilton Craig Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Luzon, Leyte, Surigao, and Mindanao. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-411 |
| Builder | Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-01-11 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-19 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 16 May 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 Photo #DE-411-3079-45. USS Stafford (DE 411).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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