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CLASS - John C. Butler
Displacement 1,350 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 8" x 13' 4" (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/38, 4x 40mmAA, 10x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8
DCT's 2 DC racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6000 NM @ 12Knots, Crew 186.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX. on December 29 1943.
Launched February 29 1944.
Commissioned July 4 1944.
Decommissioned June 27 1946.
Recommissioned January 26 1951.
Decommissioned June 17 1960.
Stricken January 1 1966.
Fate Sunk as target off California July 11 1966.
1944 - 1966
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