USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-361. The name honors Merrit Cecil Walton. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 21 March 1944 and launched her on 20 May 1944. Commissioned on 4 September 1944. Lieutenant Commander Wilbur Summers Wills Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Manus, the Admiralty Islands, Hollandia, and the Philippines. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-361 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-05-20 |
| Commissioned | 1944-09-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 20 September 1968. The Navy later expended her as a target. |
| 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. Department of Defense. USS Walton (DE-361) underway c1965.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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