8 feet. 33 crew members. Cmdr. Johnnie David Hutchins was born in Weimer, Tex. USS Bowers (DE-637/APD-40) was a Buckley -class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Robert K. Butler (DE-339) was named after U. While performing convoy and escort duty in the Pacific Ocean she was also able to sink one Japanese submarine and to shoot down several kamikaze planes. July 1944: A final builder's photo. Leaving the sinking destroyer escort proved difficult for many sailors, even those not suffering wounds or burns. USS Walter C. She was the second Navy ship named after Lieutenant (junior grade) Richard Bull (1914–1942), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar. On 12 May, Varian rendezvoused with one of these unterseebooten, U-805, and a party from the destroyer escort, led by Lt. The 156-meter long Casablanca displaced only 7,800-tons—or nearly 11,000 tons fully loaded with 910 crew, 28 aircraft, ammunition and nearly 120,000 gallons of aviation fuel. Loeser was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. Powell (DE 213) USS Willmarth (DE 638). ) AUS. Beam: 35'1". Upon closing on the light, the destroyer escort discovered a surfaced U-boat, U-873, which had been at sea for 50 days. 2 × Mk. and Mrs. Initially assigned to the seaplane. It had a crew of 273 and displaced 2,700 tons. He was appointed midshipman at the United States Naval Academy on 18 June 1928. 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. 14 May 1945. One of 563 similar ships constructed between 1943 and 1945, the SLATER is the last destroyer escort remaining afloat in the United States today. Destroyer escort Seid (DE-256), tank landing ship LST-225 and three infantry landing craft (LCI). Type EF Frigate: No image yet available. S. 11) for a sweep of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean convoy routes. 10) land one company of Army troops (321st Infantry) on Fais Island to investigate whether or not it was being used as a midget submarine base and a communication center by the Japanese (see 3 and 4 January). Fleming. Navy during World War II. 28 June 2022 The destroyer escort could make 24 knots and had a crew of 224. Samuel B. Displacement: 1436 tons. 2 × depth charge tracks. Six small escort aircraft carriers, protected by three destroyers and four smaller destroyer escorts, faced four Japanese battleships, eight cruisers, and eleven destroyers. At 1550/1, in very bad visibility, HMS Punjabi ended up in front of HMS King George V which could not avoid a collision and cut HMS Punjabi in half. An accurate depth charge attack by USS Chatelain (DE-149) brought the submarine to the surface, where her crew abandoned ship. This section includes over 21. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. 8 × single 20 mm guns. Moore (DE 442) left and William Seiverling right; front row are: USS Wiseman (DE 667) left and USS Lewis (DE 535) right. The first 3 came in Jan 1943 and they peaked at 48 being commissioned in October that year. Navy National Archives photo #USN 1143096 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) 0602105523: 287k: 20 January 1970: the Pacific Ocean - The escort ship USS Hepburn (DE 1055) is shown underway in the Pacific Ocean, off the. -0602103739: 199k: 1965: the Pacific Ocean - USS Bronstein ship portrait as sent out by the ship's Public Affairs Officer. Osborne Beeman Wiseman was born on 20 February 1915 in Zanesville, Ohio. harbor patrol and station ship, pending the occupation of the enemy post at Truk by. S. Second page: Letter from CO, Presley (DE 371) to SecNav and CincPac, Pearl, giving history of the ship. 2 × depth charge tracks. 01 July 1945: the Atlantic Ocean - USS Edward H. The ships were built in 11 different shipyards. USS Dixie (AD-14) Laid down as the lead ship of the Dixie Class Destroyer Tenders, 17 March 1938, at New York Shipbuilding Corp. The naga used kraken to stop and sink the vessels while they themselves butchered or drowned the crew. It was nearly 310 feet long, with a 37-foot beam, nine-foot draft and a displacement of 1,660 tons. After the order to abandon ship, she was last. They were escorted by the destroyer escorts USS Hubbard (which now had COMCORTDIV 62 on board), USS Hayter, USS Scroggings and USS Jack W. The destroyer escort returned to Wakanoura Wan on 26 October, but sailed thence for Yokosuka the following day, arriving on the 28th. 6 depth charge projectors. Serving on USS Gregory, Lieutenant, junior grade Fair was wounded when his ship was sunk by Japanese gunfire in the Solomon Islands. she patrolled along the Korean and northern China coast investigating small craft and taking the crew of six of these into custody for trial. USS John C. USS Leary was torpedoed and sunk by U-275, also with a GNAT. Namesake. 0605112. In 1969, she was sold to Mexico where she served until 2001. He reported for duty in the new ship on 02 March 1942. The Buckley-class USS Donnell (DE-56) was torpedoed by a U-boat off the British Isles while defending. Robinson (DE 220) (1944-1960) was the first ship to be named in his honor. Navy website. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1965. Displacement: 1350 tons. ) 19 December 1944: USS Christopher (DE 100), side by side with USS Herzog (DE 178) and their crews during. Navy ship for rescue. The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The class was designed with an emphasis on war rather than exploration, and debuted in 2409 with the lead vessel being the USS Avenger. 0602100602. In. Paul Rinn, the first commanding officer of the third USS Samuel B. . 500 tons. . (DE-190) USS Baker (DE-190) was a Cannon -class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was scrapped in 1973. From 24 December 1943-----26 February 1945, the ten Evarts class destroyer escorts listed below destroyed eleven [11] enemy undersea craft [ 37% of all Japanese subs. City of Flint's crew picked up 238 survivors, some of whom had been wounded in the attack or were suffering from exposure. 105k. Jones was ordered to escort her. Around 0700Q/14, USS Chicopee parted company to proceed to Bermuda. Six small escort aircraft carriers,. The destroyer escort arrived at the impact site at 0843 and immediately put its #1 motor whaleboat in the water. USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. Mr Vescovo managed to find the destroyer USS Johnston at a depth of 6,460m (21,180ft). She was scrapped in 1967. 4. William Ignatius Halloran was born on 23 July 1915 at Cleveland, Ohio. Butler-class destroyer escort built by Brown Shipbuilding at their yard in Houston, Texas. The ship was west of Africa near the. S. 347k. The USS SLATER DE-766 is a CANNON class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy during World War II. She had been unable to depart with the convoy on the. Her final fate is unknown. Sables, LTC (ret. On the 10th, USS Nicholson was detached to Casco Bay. The destroyer escorts had a crew of 12 officers and 237 enlisted. No U. 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. USS O'Brien DD-415 and USS Walke DD-416 undocking from Dry Dock 2 after completion of their hulls. The Inquiry-class was a type of Federation starship, first entering Starfleet service in 2394. - Forward plan view of USS Wesson (DE 184) at Mare Island. The Buckley-class USS Donnell (DE-56) was torpedoed by a U-boat off the British Isles while defending. com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info 27 October 1945: New Haven, Conn. - Launching day for the future USS Reasoner (DE 1063) at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington. USS Neunzer (DE-150) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. Roberts (DE 413) was a small, lightly armed escort ship of no particular note — until. USS Baker (DE-190) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. These lower requirements greatly reduce the size, cost, and crew required for the destroyer escort. 1 × triple 21-inch (533 mm) Mk15 torpedo tubes. By April 1944 the U-boats were estimated to be sinking less than one half of one per cent of the ships being convoyed across the Atlantic and it was estimated that the life of an enemy submarine. Bob Hurst. 1", 9 20mm, 1. S. R. image. Varian, Jr. On 28 December 1944, the destroyer escort sortied for Luzon with Task Group 78. On 12 May, Varian rendezvoused with one of these unterseebooten, U-805, and a party from the destroyer escort, led by Lt. The St. ) Earl D. Coast Guard manned destroyer escort USS Peterson (DE 152) in wartime camouflage on Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean escort convoy duty. At 9:45 a. USS Varian (DE-798) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Ensign Bertram S. Klinger, great-niece of Lt. The whaleboat was in the water only 12 minutes before it was recovered. The ship was laid down on 19 October 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, launched on 28 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs. - The USS Clarence L. 9 depth charge tracks. 299k. US Navy sunk her off the coast in 1946 after taking her on a series of Victory Visits along the Eastern Seaboard. VARIAN (DE-798) at HullNumber. S. Robert Svingen, Mrs. , Camden, N. After sea duty in the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and the destroyer Roe, Wiseman was transferred to the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, for flight training. On the day she decommissioned, her former crew immediately manned USS. 25 May 1945 Convoy CU 72. USS Haines (DE-792/APD-84) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. This is a listing of people associated with this ship. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. 181k. , was an Idaho judge who would later serve as a Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court. USS Jesse L. ) Ralph M. New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts Bruce Hampton Franklin Books dealing with this subject include: The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts, Bruce Hampton Franklin,. 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors. 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors. One such incident took. She was the second ship to bear the name. Rich (1916–1942) who was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership as a fighter pilot off Enterprise during the Battle of Midway . ; launched on 6 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. VARIAN (DE-798) Crew Photos. She was scrapped in 1946. Crew: 15 x officer, 198 x petty officer & enlisted. Five Boston built destroyer escorts, all of the EVARTS Class, were deployed around the island, they consisted of the BEBAS, CARLSON, CROUTER, GRISWOLD, and SEID. Weldon Fader DeLong was born on 18 September 1916 in Baras Corner, Nova Scotia, Canada. Raby was laid down on 7 June 1943 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan, Rear Admiral Raby's home town. She was sunk as a target in 1970. Launched in 1944 and named after Alabama sailor Frank O. USS Lockwood (FF-1064) was the 13th Knox-class destroyer escort, redesignated a frigate in 1975. 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. The 3" gunshields forward and aft stand out clearly. Stafford ' s keel was laid down on 29 November 1943 at Houston, Texas, by Brown Shipbuilding. This was eventually changed to FF-1052 upon her reclassification to Frigate. 0653109. Navy ships to bear the name. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The USS Eldridge spent the day of the alleged teleportation experiments. Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted. Navy Photograph: # 80-G-708014 and 030318-N-0000X-002, now in the collections of the National Archives) Bill Gonyo. Her original hull identifier was DE-1052 when classified a Destroyer Escort. Her sinking of six Japanese submarines in twelve days is a. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1929, and was commissioned as a Naval Reserve officer in 1935. S. William T. Before starting our research, we gathered the following information: There have been three Naval ships under the name the USS Mason. Slater, killed during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942, the Slater saw service in both the Atlantic and Pacific. Namesake Clarence Earl Vammen Jr. Naval Academy in 1920.