USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Dennis J. Buckley |
| Namesake | Fireman First Class Dennis J. Buckley, Jr. (1920-1943), a U.S. Navy sailor and Silver Star recipient |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Launched | Never |
| Fate | Construction contract cancelled 10 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 tons |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
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Plans called for Dennis J. Buckley to be built at the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts. Her construction contract was cancelled on 10 June 1944 before she could be launched.
The name Dennis J. Buckley was reassigned to the destroyer USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808).
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels
