USN · DE
AfloatBuckley-class destroyer escort, DE-641. The name honors Vice Admiral William C. Cole. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, at San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works, laid her down on 5 September 1943 and launched her on 29 December 1943. Commissioned on 12 May 1944. Lieutenant Clay Harrold was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Bougainville, the Admiralty Islands, Majuro, and the Marshall Islands. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Buckley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-641 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, also called Union Iron Works |
| Launched | 1943-12-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-12 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 13 March 1948. 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.
Official U.S. Navy photograph taken by an aircraft from Naval Air Station Alameda, California (USA). USS William C. Cole (DE-641) in San Francisco Bay on 23 May 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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