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USS Maurice J. Manuel (DE-351)
USS Maurice J. Manuel (DE-351) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket.
She was named after Maurice Joseph Manuel who was killed in action at Guadalcanal and received the Silver Star posthumously. She was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, 22 December 1943; launched 19 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Leona Manuel; and commissioned at Orange 30 June 1944, Lt. Comdr. William M. Lowry in command.
== World War II North Atlantic operations ==
After shakedown off Bermuda, ''Maurice J. Manuel'' served as a training ship out of Norfolk, Virginia, until steaming to New York for convoy escort duty 3 October. Sailing in convoy the 6th, she battled heavy weather in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and safely escorted the first American convoy to Marseilles, France, 20 October. After returning to the United States 7 November, between 25 November and 24 December, she escorted another convoy to southern France, steamed to the coast of north Africa, and returned to New York.
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