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[[Image:USSJohnCButlerDD339.jpg|thumb|USS ''John C. Butler'', lead ship of this class]] |
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|Ship caption='''USS ''John C Butler'' (DE-339)''' |
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{{Infobox Ship Class Overview |
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|Name='''''John C. Butler'' class destroyer escort''' |
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|Operators={{navy|USA}} |
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|Class before=[[Rudderow class destroyer escort]] |
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|Class after=[[Dealey class destroyer escort]] |
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|Total ships completed=87 |
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|Ship type=[[Destroyer Escort]] |
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|Ship displacement=1,350 tons (standard) <br> 1,745 (full load) |
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|Ship length=306 ft 0 in |
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|Ship beam=37 ft 0 in |
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|Ship draft='''Light:''' 9 ft 4 in <br> '''Deep:''' 13 ft 4 in |
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|Ship speed='''Trial: 24.3 knots''' <br> '''Service:''' 24 knots |
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|Ship complement=Officers 15 <br> Enlisted 183 |
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|Ship armament=2 x 5-inch/38 dual purpose guns <br> 2 x twin 40mm gun later 1 x quad and 3 x twin <br> |
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10 x single 20mm guns <br> 2 x depth charge racks <br> 8 x depth charge projectors <br> 1 x Hedgehog |
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The '''''John C. Butler'' class''' [[destroyer escort]] originated during [[World War II]]. The [[lead ship]] was the [[USS John C. Butler (DE-339)|USS ''John C. Butler'']], commissioned on [[March 31]], [[1944]]. |
The '''''John C. Butler'' class''' [[destroyer escort]] originated during [[World War II]]. The [[lead ship]] was the [[USS John C. Butler (DE-339)|USS ''John C. Butler'']], commissioned on [[March 31]], [[1944]]. |
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The most notable ship of this class was the [[USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)|USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'']], which gained fame during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], where it, along with several other ships engaged a number of [[cruiser]]s and [[battleship]]s of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in a torpedo attack, where it was sunk after taking several hits. |
The most notable ship of this class was the [[USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)|USS ''Samuel B. Roberts'']], which gained fame during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], where it, along with several other ships engaged a number of [[cruiser]]s and [[battleship]]s of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in a torpedo attack, where it was sunk after taking several hits. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/classjcbu.html Destroyers Online - John C. Butler class destroyer escort] |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/339.htm NavSource Online - John C. Butler class destroyer escort] |
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*[http://www.destroyerhistory.org/de/johncbutlerclass.html Destroyer History.org - John C. Butler class destroyer escort] |
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{{John C. Butler class destroyer escort}} |
{{John C. Butler class destroyer escort}} |
Revision as of 21:12, 19 May 2008
File:USSJohnCButlerDD339.jpg USS John C Butler (DE-339)
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Class overview | |
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Name | John C. Butler class destroyer escort |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Rudderow class destroyer escort |
Succeeded by | Dealey class destroyer escort |
Completed | 87 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,350 tons (standard) 1,745 (full load) |
Length | 306 ft 0 in |
Beam | 37 ft 0 in |
Draft | list error: <br /> list (help) Light: 9 ft 4 in Deep: 13 ft 4 in |
Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) Trial: 24.3 knots Service: 24 knots |
Complement | list error: <br /> list (help) Officers 15 Enlisted 183 |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x 5-inch/38 dual purpose guns 2 x twin 40mm gun later 1 x quad and 3 x twin 10 x single 20mm guns 2 x depth charge racks 8 x depth charge projectors 1 x Hedgehog |
The John C. Butler class destroyer escort originated during World War II. The lead ship was the USS John C. Butler, commissioned on March 31, 1944.
The standard armament for the class was two 5 inch, four 40mm and ten 20mm guns, three 21 inch torpedo tubes. It also carried two depth charge racks, eight depth charge projectors and one hedgehog projector as secondary weapons. The ships had a maximum speed of 24 knots (44 kilometers per hour).
The most notable ship of this class was the USS Samuel B. Roberts, which gained fame during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where it, along with several other ships engaged a number of cruisers and battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in a torpedo attack, where it was sunk after taking several hits.