USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-441. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 2 December 1943 and launched her on 7 March 1944. Commissioned on 1 June 1944. Lieutenant Commander Charles Francis Adams Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Ulithi, Palau, Surigao, and the South China Sea. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-441 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1944-03-07 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 27 September 1957. She went to the breakers later. |
| 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. Navy. USS William Seiverling (DE-441) underway off the Korean coast, in 1951.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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