USS John J. Van Buren (DE-753)

History
Name:	USS John J. Van Buren
Namesake:	Lieutenant, junior grade, John J. Van Buren, (1915-1942), U.S. Navy officer and recipient of the Navy Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross
Builder:	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Laid down:	31 August 1943
Launched:	16 January 1944[1] or 26 March 1944[2]
Sponsored by:	Mrs. J. J. Van Buren
Completed:	Never
Fate:	Construction suspended 6 June 1944 and cancelled 1 September 1944; scrapped incomplete
General characteristics
Class and type:	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement:	1,240 tons
Length:	306 ft (93 m)
Beam:	36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
Draft:	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Speed:	21 knots
Complement:	186
Armament:	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1) 2 × 40 mm AA guns (1x2) 8 × 20 mm AA guns (8×1) 3 × 21 in. torpedo tubes (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 x depth charge tracks

USS John J. Van Buren (DE-753) was a United States Navy Cannon-class destroyer escort proposed during World War II but never completed.

John J. Van Buren was laid down by the Western Pipe and Steel Company at San Pedro, California, on 18 August 1943. She was launched on either 16 January 1944^[1] or 26 March 1944,^[2] sponsored by Mrs. J. J. Van Buren, the widow of the ship's namesake, Lieutenant, junior grade, John J. Van Buren.

Before John J. Van Buren could be completed, her construction was suspended on 6 June 1944 and cancelled on 1 September 1944. The incomplete ship was scrapped.

Notes

1. "John J. Van Buren". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command.
2. Per NavSource Online (at http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/753.htm).

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS John J. Van Buren (DE-753)