USS Austin

USS Austin (DE-15), was an Evarts-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin (1905-1941) who was killed in action on board USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

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DE-15
speed 21 knot, 
Evarts-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1942-03-14T00:00:00Z

1942-03-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1942-09-25T00:00:00Z

1942-09-25T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-02-13T00:00:00Z

1943-02-13T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1945-12-21T00:00:00Z

1945-12-21T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

USS Austin (DE-15) at Pearl Harbor, circa in January 1945

Aft view of USS Austin (DE-15) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 7 November 1944

USS Austin (DE-15), circa in 1944

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Austin (DE-15) at Pearl Harbor, circa in January 1945		Commons
commons	image		Aft view of USS Austin (DE-15) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 7 November 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Austin (DE-15), circa in 1944		Commons