USS Fowler (DE-222)
USS Fowler (DE-222), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert L. Fowler (1919-1942), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the destroyer Duncan (DD-485) during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of 11–12 October 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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USS Fowler (DE-222)
USS Fowler (DE-222), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert L. Fowler (1919-1942), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the destroyer Duncan (DD-485) during the Battle of Cape Esperance on the night of 11–12 October 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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USS Fowler (DE-222), a Buckley ...... tes Naval Reserve, in command.
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commissioning date
1944-03-15
decommissioning date
1946-06-28
laying down
1943-04-05
length (μ)
9,32688e+1
ship beam (μ)
1,12776e+1
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1943-07-03
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Sold for scrap, 29 December 1966
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743.619.377
Ship armament
*3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
*1 × q ...... ctors
*2 × depth charge tracks
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* standard
* full load
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Ship namesake
Robert L. Fowler
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Ship propulsion
*2 × boilers
*General Electric ...... 2 × rudders
*359 tons fuel oil
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Ship struck
1965-07-01
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USS Fowler (DE-222), a Buckley ...... mously awarded the Navy Cross.
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