USS Dennis J. Buckley (DE-553)
Introduction '''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.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).
References ** Navsource Naval History: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels