Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bristol |
Pennant | DD 636 |
Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 16 Sep 1941 |
Launched | 12 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 15 Aug 1942 |
End service | 8 Nov 1945 |
History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-29 on 15 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Butler (DD 636)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Mitchell Dudley Matthews, USN | 15 Aug 1942 | 17 Sep 1944 |
2 | Cdr. Robert Messinger Hinckley, Jr., USN | 17 Sep 1944 | 8 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Butler include:
16 Dec 1943
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with USS Butler (T/Cdr. M.D. Matthews, USN), USS Doran (T/Cdr. N.E. Smith, USN) and USS Gherardi (T/Cdr. N.R. Curtin, USN). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18094
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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