USS John C. Butler (DE-339) | |
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General information | |
Place of origin | USA |
Category | Destroyer |
Debut in FHSW | v0.51 |
Class | John C. Butler-class |
Sister ships | USS Oberrender (DE-344) USS John L,Williamson (DE-370) USS Eversole (DE-404) USS Samuel B,Roberts (DE-413) |
Used by | USA |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Crew in‑game | 6 |
Seat 1 | |
Primary weapon | 1x 12.7 cm Mk.XII 5"/38 caliber gun |
Secondary weapon | 10x depth charges |
Seat 2 | |
Primary weapon | 1x 12.7 cm Mk.XII 5"/38 caliber gun |
Secondary weapon | 40mm M1936 Twin Bofors |
Seat 3 | |
Primary weapon | 3x Mk.XV Torpedo tubes |
Seat 4 | |
Primary weapon | 5x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.I |
Seat 5 | |
Primary weapon | 5x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.I |
Seat 6 | |
Primary weapon | 1x 40mm M1936 Twin Bofors |
The John C. Butler class destroyer escort originated during World War II. The lead ship was the USS John C. Butler, commissioned on 31 March 1944. The class was also known as the WGT type from their Westinghouse Geared Turbine drive. Of the 293 ships originally planned, 206 were canceled in 1944 and a further four after being laid down; three were not completed until after the end of World War II.
The standard armament for the class was two 5 in (127 mm) dual purpose guns, four 40 mm and ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, and three 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. It also carried two depth charge racks, eight depth charge projectors and one hedgehog projector as secondary weapons. The ships had a maximum speed of 24 kn (28 mph; 44 km/h).
The most notable ship of this class was the Samuel B. Roberts, which gained fame during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, where it, along with several other ships engaged a number of cruisers and battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in a torpedo attack, where it was sunk after taking several hits. During this action, Samuel B. Roberts achieved a speed of 28.7 kn (33.0 mph; 53.2 km/h) for over an hour by running her engines at 660 psi (46 bar).
A floating history museum of the destroyer escorts resides in Albany, NY. The USS Slater (DE 766) (a related Cannon-class DE) is docked during temperate months on the Hudson River in Albany, New York. An Edsall class destroyer escort, the USS Stewart, is also on display as a museum ship in Galveston, Texas.
- FHSW Dev article in Japanese about the USS John C. Butler and other destroyers.Destroyers
Japan - Akizuki class (IJN Akizuki Upcoming! · IJN Hatsuzuki · IJN Fuyuzuki · IJN Suzutsuki)
- Fubuki class (IJN Fubuki · IJN Shirakumo · IJN Shirayuki)
- Kagerō class (IJN Kagerō · IJN Kuroshio · IJN Hamakaze · IJN Hayashio · IJN Isokaze Upcoming! · IJN Natsushio · IJN Nowaki Upcoming! · IJN Oyashio · IJN Shiranui · IJN Urakaze Upcoming! · IJN Yukikaze Upcoming!)USA - Bagley-class (USS Bagley (DD-386) · USS Mugford (DD-389) Upcoming!)
- Fletcher class (USS Fletcher (DD-445) · USS Jenkins (DD-447))
- Gearing class (USS Gearing (DD-710) · USS Southerland (DD-743))
- Gridley-class (USS Gridley (DD-380) · USS Maury (DD-401))
- John C. Butler-class (USS John C. Butler (DE-339) · USS Oberrender (DE-344) · USS John L,Williamson (DE-370) · USS Eversole (DE-404) · USS Samuel B,Roberts (DE-413))
- L-class (HMS Laforey)
- L-class (HMS Laforey)
- Wickes-class (USS Wickes (DD-75)USSR Great Britain - J-class (HMS Juno)
- L-class (HMS Laforey · HMS Lance)
- U-class (HMS Ulysses)
- Wickes-class (USS Wickes (DD-75)Australia - John C. Butler-class (USS Oberrender (DE-344))Canada - M-class (HMS Marne (G35)) (Lend-Lease)