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Straus

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-408
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1943-12-30
Commissioned	1944-04-06
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Nienstedt, Donald Albert Commanding officer from 6 April 1944

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.

Straus, hull DE-408, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 30 December 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 6 April 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Donald Albert Nienstedt.

Her Pacific duty took her to Eniwetok, the Marianas, Saipan, and Ulithi. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 15 January 1947. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.