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Allied Warships

USS Jenks (DE 665)

Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer Escort
ClassBuckley 
PennantDE 665 
Built byDravo Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down12 May, 1943 
Launched11 Sep, 1943 
Commissioned19 Jan, 1944 
End service26 Jun, 1946 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 26 June 1946.
Stricken 1 February 1966.
Sold 5 March 1968 and broken up for scrap. 

Noteable events involving Jenks include:

4 Jun, 1944
The German submarine U-505 was captured at sea west of Africa by ships and Wildcat aircraft of the US Navy task force 22.3, escort carrier USS Guadalcanal and the destroyer escorts USS Pillsbury, USS Chatelain, USS Flaherty, USS Jenks and USS Pope.


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