Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | John C. Butler |
Pennant | DE 407 |
Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 1 Nov 1943 |
Launched | 18 Dec 1943 |
Commissioned | 4 Apr 1944 |
Lost | 3 Oct 1944 |
Loss position | 2° 33'N, 129° 18'E |
History | Sunk after being torpedoed by the Japanese submarine R0-41 (offsite link) off Morotai Island in position 02°33'N, 129°18'E. 13 of her crew were lost. |
Commands listed for USS Shelton (i) (DE 407)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lewis George Salomon, USNR | 4 Apr 1944 | 3 Oct 1944 |
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