USS Whitehurst

USS Whitehurst (DE-634), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr., a crew member of the Astoria (CA-34) who was killed during the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942.

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speed 24 knot, length 93.2 metre, draft 3.3 metre, beam 11.1 metre, 
Buckley-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

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1943-09-05T00:00:00Z

1943-09-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-11-19T00:00:00Z

1943-11-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-11-27T00:00:00Z

1946-11-27T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1958-12-06T00:00:00Z

1958-12-06T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1962-08-01T00:00:00Z

1962-08-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-03-21T00:00:00Z

1943-03-21T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1961-10-02T00:00:00Z

1961-10-02T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

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Frameless

USS Whitehurst (DE-634) in San Francisco Bay, in late 1943

USS Whitehurst (DE-634) memorial plaque

USS Whitehurst (DE-634) sinking on 28 April 1971

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Whitehurst (DE-634) in San Francisco Bay, in late 1943		Commons
commons	image		USS Whitehurst (DE-634) memorial plaque		Commons
commons	image		USS Whitehurst (DE-634) sinking on 28 April 1971		Commons