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J.C. Butler Class (WGT) |
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| Number made | 83 |
| Hull Numbers | DE 339-372 (373-381 construction canceled
06/06/44), 402-424 (425-437 construction canceled 03/17/44), 438-450
(451-456 construction canceled 06/06/44), (457-477 construction
canceled 03/17/44), (478-507 construction canceled 11/11/43),
508-510 (511 construction canceled 06/06/44), (512-515 construction
canceled 03/17/44, 531-538, (539-540 construction suspended,
completed in 1955 and ships redesignated as DERs), (541-542
construction canceled 01/07/46), (543-544 construction suspended
06/06/44 and canceled 09/05/44), (545-562 construction canceled
06/06/44), (801-904 construction canceled 09/18/43).
Details courtesy of Don Cavanaugh, Gibbs & Cox, Inc. |
| Boilers | 2 - Boilers Hulls 339-372, 402-424 - Combustion Engineering Co., Chattanooga, TN. Hulls All remaining - Babcock & Wilcox Co., Barberton, PA. |
| Turbine Generators | 2 - Westinghouse or General Motors geared turbines (WGT), 4,600 Kilowatts with turbine reduction drive (TRD). All had Westinghouse except DE-344, 345, 348-353, 361, 364-367, 371, 372, 440, 442, 445-450, 508-510, and 540. |
| Horsepower | 12,000 shaft horsepower on two Shafts /two Screws |
| Endurance | 4,650 nautical miles @ 12 knots. |
| Max Speed | 24 Knots |
| Fuel Cap | 355 tons |
| Length | 306 feet |
| Beam | 36 feet, 10 inches |
| Depth | 13 feet 4 inches |
| Displacement (Std) | 1,350 tons |
| Displacement (War) | 1,660 tons |
| Weapons (Initial) | 2 - 5"/38 Caliber guns |
| 2 - 40mm, Mk 2 | |
| 12 - 20mm, Mk 1 | |
| 1 - Triple Torpedo Launcher | |
| 2 - Depth Charge Racks | |
| 8 - K-Guns, Mk 6, Mod 1 | |
| 1 - Hedgehog, Mk 10 | |
