USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-372. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 5 June 1944 and launched her on 22 August 1944. Commissioned on 11 November 1944. Lieutenant Commander Louis Frank Loutrel Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, Ulithi, Manus, and the Admiralty Islands.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-372 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-08-22 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-11 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 4 June 1946. 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. Navy. USS Williams (DE-372) in port, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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