USN · DE
AfloatJohn C. Butler-class destroyer escort, DE-359. The name honors Jeff Davis Woodson. Consolidated Steel Corporation, at Orange, Texas, laid her down on 7 March 1944 and launched her on 29 April 1944. Commissioned on 24 August 1944. Lieutenant Commander James Louis Foley was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Leyte.
| Class | John C. Butler class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-359 |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Launched | 1944-04-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-08-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 August 1962. 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 photo UA 570.15.03. USS Woodson (DE-359) at anchor, circa in 1945 (UA 570.15.03).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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