USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-408. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 18 November 1943 and launched her on 30 December 1943. Commissioned on 6 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Donald Albert Nienstedt was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, the Marianas, Saipan, and Ulithi. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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 91911. USS Straus (DE-408) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 8 June 1944 (NH 91911).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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