USS Samuel B. Roberts

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three U.S. Navy ships to bear the name.

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Samuel B. Roberts
speed 24 knot, 
destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escortUnited States NavyBrown Shipbuilding


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  • Suzuya
    1934 Mogami-class cruiser
  • USS Hoel
    1942 Fletcher-class destroyer
  • USS Johnston
    1943 Fletcher-class destroyer
  • USS Samuel B. Roberts
    1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1943-12-06T00:00:00Z
1943-12-06T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1944-01-20T00:00:00Z
1944-01-20T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1944-04-28T00:00:00Z
1944-04-28T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1944-10-25T00:00:00Z
1944-10-25T00:00:00Z
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Launch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)Launch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), circa in June 1944 (NH 90603)USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), circa in June 1944 (NH 90603)
Launch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)Launch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) underway in October 1944 (NH 96011)USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) underway in October 1944 (NH 96011)
Triple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)Triple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)
Triple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)Triple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)
Hull number 413 on the starboard side of the Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts, lying at 6,895 metersHull number 413 on the starboard side of the Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts, lying at 6,895 meters
Aft 5Aft 5" gun mount of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)
The bow of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413 lost during the Battle off Samar, 1944The bow of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413 lost during the Battle off Samar, 1944
Pilot house and forward 40mm gun mount of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)Pilot house and forward 40mm gun mount of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1944Battle off SamarbattleWikidata
    linkpageDrachinifel page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftSuzuyaMogami-class cruiser, heavy cruiserWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS HoelFletcher-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS JohnstonFletcher-class destroyer, destroyerWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Samuel B. Robertsdestroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escortWikidata
    siteshipwreck1943USS Gambier Bayshipwreck, Casablanca-class escort carrier, escort carrierWikidata
    commonsimageLaunch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), circa in June 1944 (NH 90603) Commons
    commonsimageLaunch of U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) underway in October 1944 (NH 96011) Commons
    commonsimageTriple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944) Commons
    commonsimageTriple torpedo mount detached from the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944) Commons
    commonsimageHull number 413 on the starboard side of the Destroyer Escort Samuel B. Roberts, lying at 6,895 meters Commons
    commonsimageAft 5" gun mount of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944) Commons
    commonsimageThe bow of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413 lost during the Battle off Samar, 1944 Commons
    commonsimagePilot house and forward 40mm gun mount of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, lost during the Battle off Samar (1944) Commons