USN · DE
AfloatRudderow-class destroyer escort, DE-587. Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard laid her down on 15 December 1943 and launched her on 22 January 1944. Commissioned on 9 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Claude Smith Farmer was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Philippines, Lingayen, New Guinea, and Biak.
| Class | Rudderow class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-587 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard |
| Launched | 1944-01-22 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-09 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 26 February 1958. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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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. USS Thomas F. Nickel (DE-587) at anchor off Hollandia, New Guinea, in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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