Navy |
US Navy |
Type |
Destroyer Escort |
Class |
John C. Butler |
Pennant |
DE 407 |
Built by |
Brown Shipbuilding Co.
(Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
Laid down |
1 Nov 1943 |
Launched |
18 Dec 1943 |
Commissioned |
4 Apr 1944 |
Lost |
3 Oct 1944 |
Loss position |
sank in position 02.33N,
129.18E with 13 Crew |
History |
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Sunk after being
torpedoed by the Japanese submarine R0-41 off Morotai Island in position
02°33'N, 129°18'E. 13 of her crew were lost. |
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