Builder:        Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro. 
Laid Down:      April 9, 1944
Launched:       October 1, 1944
Commissioned:   February 17, 1945
Decommissioned: X
Decommissioned: April 3 - September 20, 1950,
                July 15, 1973
Fate:           To Brazil July 15, 1973. Renamed Sergipe, 
                Still active in Brazilian Navy.

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We are seeking information on the USS James C. Owens and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled we will then build the ship her own section.

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