USN · DE
SunkBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-682. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, laid her down on 16 September 1943 and launched her on 15 October 1943. Commissioned on 15 November 1943. Lieutenant Commander Sidney R. Jackson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Philippines, the Admiralty Islands, Lingayen, and Hollandia. She was lost on 24 July 1945. A manned torpedo sank her.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-682 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1943-10-15 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-15 |
| Fate | Sunk. She was lost on 24 July 1945. A manned torpedo sank her. |
| 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 Underhill (DE-682) underway, circa in 1945 (80-G-382857).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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