USS Sutton (DE-286)
Introduction '''USS ''Sutton'' (DE-286)''' was a proposed United States Navy ''Rudderow''-class destroyer escort that was never built.Sources differ on ''Sutton''s planned builder; plans called for either Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts or the Charleston Navy Yard at Charleston, South Carolina to build her. The contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 March 1944 before construction could begin.The name ''Sutton'' was transferred to the destroyer escort USS ''Sutton'' (DE-771).
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References ** NavSource Naval History: Photographic History of The U.S. Navy: Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, Littoral Warfare Vessels