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Walter C. Wann

Class	John C. Butler class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-412
Builder	Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, Texas
Launched	1944-01-19
Commissioned	1944-05-02
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Destroyer escort. Two 5-inch guns and one funnel, on a shorter hull.
Command	Stedman, John Weiss Jr. Commanding officer from 2 May 1944

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.

Walter C. Wann, hull DE-412, belonged to the John C. Butler class of destroyer escorts. Brown Shipbuilding, at Houston, Texas, laid her down on 6 December 1943 and launched her on 19 January 1944. The Navy commissioned her on 2 May 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander John Weiss Stedman Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to Samar, the Admiralty Islands, Manus, and Lingayen. She was credited with 4 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.