USS Creamer (DE-308)
USS Creamer (DE-308), ex-USS Register (DE-308), was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort launched during World War II, but never completed. Creamer was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 5 July 1943 as USS Register (DE-308). While under construction, she was renamed USS Creamer (DE-308) on 10 September 1943, and the name Register was reassigned to the destroyer escort USS Register (DE-233). Creamer was launched on 23 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. D. E. Creamer, mother of Ensign William W. Creamer, the ship's namesake.
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USS Creamer (DE-308)
USS Creamer (DE-308), ex-USS Register (DE-308), was a United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort launched during World War II, but never completed. Creamer was laid down at Mare Island Navy Yard at Vallejo, California, on 5 July 1943 as USS Register (DE-308). While under construction, she was renamed USS Creamer (DE-308) on 10 September 1943, and the name Register was reassigned to the destroyer escort USS Register (DE-233). Creamer was launched on 23 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. D. E. Creamer, mother of Ensign William W. Creamer, the ship's namesake.
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USS Creamer (DE-308), ex-USS R ...... e was scrapped at Mare Island.
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1943-07-05
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1944-02-23
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Construction cancelled, 5 September 1944; scrapped incomplete 1945
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*3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual p ......
*2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks
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*As USS Register: Lieutenant C ...... ficer and Navy Cross recipient
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*4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive,
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Mrs. D. E. Creamer
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USS Creamer (DE-308), ex-USS R ...... Creamer, the ship's namesake.
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