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DE- 360 USS JOHNNIE HUTCHINS

Class: John C. Butler Type:WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,350/1745 tons Dimensions: 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13'4" (max)
Armament: 2-5"/38, 4 (2x2) 40mmAA, 10-20mm AA, 3-21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks
Machinery: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 6000 nm@12 knots Crew: 14 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 6 March 1944
Launched 2 May 1944, Commissioned 28 August 1944
Decommissioned 14 May 1946
While decommissioned, made 1948 and 1949 summer reserve cruises to Hawaii
Recommissioned "In Reserve" 23 June 1950, assigned to NRT, 1st Naval Disrict at Boston MA
Decommissioned 25 February 1958, Stricken 1 July 1972

Fate: sold for scrapping 5 February 1974

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Johnnie Hutchins 13kb undated USN / Robert K. Lamb (44-46)
Johnnie Hutchins 101kb undated USN / Robert K. Lamb (44-46)
Johnnie Hutchins 43kb New York Harbor, early 1950s Carmen J. Costa

USS JOHNNIE HUTCHINS DE- 360 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Bo Keally
Address: 1853 Outlook Drive / Verona PA 15147
Phone:(412) 798-9334
E-mail: navy-bo@msn.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


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