USS Witter

USS Witter (DE-636), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Jean C. Witter (1921–1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 12–13 November 1942.

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

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1943-12-19T00:00:00Z

1943-12-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1945-10-29T00:00:00Z

1945-10-29T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-10-17T00:00:00Z

1943-10-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-04-28T00:00:00Z

1943-04-28T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Witter (DE-636) underway on 8 March 1944 (19-N-62175)

Damaged USS Witter (DE-636) anchored off Okinawa, in May 1945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Witter (DE-636) underway on 8 March 1944 (19-N-62175)		Commons
commons	image		Damaged USS Witter (DE-636) anchored off Okinawa, in May 1945		Commons