USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-369. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 23 May 1944 and launched her on 26 August 1944. Commissioned on 25 October 1944. Lieutenant Commander Duane Rice Stoneleigh was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Guam, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-369 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-08-26 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 1 September 1967. 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 USN 1043473. USS Thaddeus Parker (DE-369) underway, circa in the 1950s (USN 1043473).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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