John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

USS John C. Butler
Class overview
NameJohn C. Butler class
Builders
Operators
Preceded byRudderow class
Succeeded byDealey class
Built1943–1945
In commission1943–1968
Planned293
Completed83
Cancelled210
Lost3
Retired80
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,350 long tons (1,372 t) (standard)
  • 1,745 long tons (1,773 t) (full load)
Length306 ft (93.3 m)
Beam37 ft (11.3 m)
Draft
  • Light: 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
  • Deep: 13 ft 4 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionPropulsion: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW); 2 propellers
Speed
  • 24.3 kn (28.0 mph; 45.0 km/h) (trial)
  • 24 kn (28 mph; 44 km/h) (service)
Complement
  • Officers: 15
  • Enlisted: 183
Sensors and
processing systems
1 × SC radar
Armament

The John C. Butler class were destroyer escorts that originated during World War II. The lead ship was USS John C. Butler, commissioned on 31 March 1944. The class was also known as the WGT type from their Westinghouse geared turbine drive.[1] Of the 293 ships originally planned, 206 were canceled in 1944 and a further four after being laid down; three were not completed until after the end of World War II.

  1. ^ U.S. Destroyers, an illustrated design history by Norman Friedman. Chapter 7. ISBN 1-55750-442-3.