USS Witter (DE-636)
USS Witter (DE-636), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Jean C. Witter (1921–1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12 to 13 November 1942. Witter was laid down on 28 April 1943 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 17 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Jean C. Witter; and commissioned on 29 December 1943, Commander Alan C. Davis, USNR, in command.
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USS Witter (DE-636)
USS Witter (DE-636), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Jean C. Witter (1921–1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12 to 13 November 1942. Witter was laid down on 28 April 1943 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 17 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Jean C. Witter; and commissioned on 29 December 1943, Commander Alan C. Davis, USNR, in command.
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USS Witter (DE-636), a Buckley ...... an C. Davis, USNR, in command.
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1943-12-19
decommissioning date
1945-10-29
laying down
1943-04-28
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9.32688e+1
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1.12776e+1
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ship launched
1943-10-17
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Sold and broken up, 2 December 1946
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*3 × 3"/50 caliber guns
* 1 × ...... tors
* 2 × depth charge tracks
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1943-12-19
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United States
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Ship decommissioned
1945-10-29
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* standard
* full load
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1943-04-28
Ship launched
1943-10-17
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USS Witter
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Jean C. Witter
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*2 × boilers
* General Electri ...... × rudders
* 359 tons fuel oil
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Ship struck
1945-11-16
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