USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-203. Charleston Navy Yard laid her down on 5 June 1943 and launched her on 23 August 1943. Commissioned on 10 December 1943. Lieutenant Commander Charles Buck Henriques was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, New Guinea, Wakde, and Noemfoor. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-203 |
| Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-08-23 |
| Commissioned | 1943-12-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 22 May 1946. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Turbo-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-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 Thomason (DE-203) off Charleston, South Carolina (USA), on 17 February 1944 (BS 60778).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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