John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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. 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.

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speed 24 knot, 
destroyer escort, Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Portuguese Navy, Consolidated Steel Corporation, Brown Shipbuilding, Boston Navy Yard, United States Navy, United States, 

Corte Real-class destroyer escort, USS Abercrombie, USS Alvin C. Cockrell, USS Benner, USS Bivin, USS Carpellotti, USS Cecil J. Doyle, USS Charles R. Ware, USS Conklin, USS Corbesier, USS Dennis J. Buckley, USS Douglas A. Munro, USS Doyle C. Barnes, USS Dufilho, USS Edmonds, USS Edwin A. Howard, USS Everett F. Larson, USS Eversole, USS French, USS Gentry, USS George E. Davis, USS Groves, USS Gyatt, USS Haas, USS Harold J. Ellison, USS Howard F. Clark, 

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  USS Alfred Wolf ⓘ
  cancelled John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Groves ⓘ
  cancelled John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Kleinsmith ⓘ
  cancelled John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS William M. Wood ⓘ
  cancelled John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  Corte Real-class destroyer escort ⓘ
  1957 Portuguese class of John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts

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  USS Albert T. Harris ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Alvin C. Cockrell ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Benner ⓘ
  

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  USS Bivin ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Carpellotti ⓘ
  

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  USS Cecil J. Doyle ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Charles E. Brannon ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Charles R. Ware ⓘ
  

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  USS Chester T. O'Brien ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Conklin ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Corbesier ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Cross ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Dennis ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Dennis J. Buckley ⓘ
  American proposed Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Douglas A. Munro ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Doyle C. Barnes ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Dufilho ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Edmonds ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Edwin A. Howard ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Everett F. Larson ⓘ
  

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  USS Eversole ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS French ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Gentry ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS George E. Davis ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Gyatt ⓘ
  

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  USS Haas ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Harold J. Ellison ⓘ
  ship

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  USS Howard F. Clark ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Jaccard ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Jack Miller ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Jesse Rutherford ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS John C. Butler ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS John L. Williamson ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Johnnie Hutchins ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Kenneth M. Willett ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Key ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS La Prade ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Lawrence C. Taylor ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Leland E. Thomas ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS LeRay Wilson ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Lewis ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Lloyd E. Acree ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Mack ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Maurice J. Manuel ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS McGinty ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Melvin R. Nawman ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Myles C. Fox ⓘ
  unfinished US Navy destroyer escort

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  USS Naifeh ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS O'Flaherty ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Oberrender ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Oliver Mitchell ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Oswald A. Powers ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Pratt ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Presley ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Raymond ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Richard W. Suesens ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Robert Brazier ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Robert F. Keller ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Rogers Blood ⓘ
  

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  USS Rolf ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Rombach ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Samuel B. Roberts ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Sheehan ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Shelton ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Stafford ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Straus ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Tabberer ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Thaddeus Parker ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Traw ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Vandivier ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Walter C. Wann ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Walton ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS William R. Rush ⓘ
  DE-556

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  USS Williams ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Woodson ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Abercrombie ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Ulvert M. Moore ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Silverstein ⓘ
  1943 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS Formoe ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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  USS McCoy Reynolds ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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1957 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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1967-05-01T00:00:00Z

1944 — 1967 USS Abercrombie

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1951-01-27T00:00:00Z

1951 USS Ulvert M. Moore

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1951-02-28T00:00:00Z

1951 USS Silverstein

1957-02-07T00:00:00Z

1968-11-19T00:00:00Z

1957 — 1968 USS Formoe

1957-02-07T00:00:00Z

1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

1957 — 1968 USS McCoy Reynolds

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John C. Butler-class destroyer escort outboard profile, 29 September 1944 (20737474)

John C. Butler-class destroyer escort inboard profile, 29 September 1944 (20737477)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		USS Alfred Wolf	abandoned entity, destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
class	class		USS Groves	abandoned entity, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort	Wikidata
class	class		USS Kleinsmith	abandoned entity, destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
class	class		USS William M. Wood	abandoned entity, destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
class	watercraft	1957	Corte Real-class destroyer escort	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Albert T. Harris	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Alvin C. Cockrell	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Benner	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bivin	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Carpellotti	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cecil J. Doyle	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Charles E. Brannon	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Charles R. Ware	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Chester T. O'Brien	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Conklin	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Corbesier	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cross	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Dennis	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Dennis J. Buckley	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Douglas A. Munro	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Doyle C. Barnes	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Dufilho	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Edmonds	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Edwin A. Howard	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Everett F. Larson	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Eversole	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS French	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Gentry	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS George E. Davis	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Gyatt	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Haas	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Harold J. Ellison	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Howard F. Clark	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Jaccard	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Jack Miller	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Jesse Rutherford	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS John C. Butler	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS John L. Williamson	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Johnnie Hutchins	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kenneth M. Willett	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Key	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS La Prade	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lawrence C. Taylor	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Leland E. Thomas	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LeRay Wilson	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lewis	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lloyd E. Acree	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Mack	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Maurice J. Manuel	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS McGinty	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Melvin R. Nawman	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Myles C. Fox	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Naifeh	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS O'Flaherty	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oberrender	John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oliver Mitchell	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Oswald A. Powers	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Pratt	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Presley	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Raymond	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Richard W. Suesens	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Robert Brazier	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Robert F. Keller	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rogers Blood	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rolf	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rombach	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Samuel B. Roberts	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sheehan	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Shelton	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Stafford	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Straus	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tabberer	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Thaddeus Parker	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Traw	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vandivier	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Walter C. Wann	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Walton	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS William R. Rush	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Williams	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Woodson	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1944	USS Abercrombie	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1951	USS Ulvert M. Moore	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1951	USS Silverstein	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1957	USS Formoe	destroyer escort, Corte Real-class destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1957	USS McCoy Reynolds	destroyer escort, Corte Real-class destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
commons	image		John C. Butler-class destroyer escort outboard profile, 29 September 1944 (20737474)		Commons
commons	image		John C. Butler-class destroyer escort inboard profile, 29 September 1944 (20737477)		Commons