DE- 447 USS ALBERT T. HARRIS 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 Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark NJ on 13 January 1944 Launched 16 April 1944, Commissioned 29 November 1944 Decommissioned 26 July 1946, Recommissioned 27 April 1951 Assigned to NRT, 3rd Naval District at Whitestone (Ft. Schuyler) NY, September 1957 Decommissioned 21 September 1968, Stricken 23 September 1968 Fate: Sunk as target off the Virginia Capes, 9 April 1969

Do You Remember Her

Photo caption: "Mrs. E. LeRoy Finch, of Port Washington, New York Accepts a plaque from Captain Robert L. Latta, senior Navy recruiter in New York City, during a ceremony at the home of her daughter, 30 January 1977. The plaque recognizes her long-time assistance to the Navy's recruiting efforts. Mrs. Finch was the model for the World War I Howard Chandler Christy recruiting poster 'Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man', a copy of which is also seen in this photograph."