High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS French (DE-367) 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 USS French was named in honor of Neldon Theo озойо French who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions in Guadalcanal She was launched 17 June 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp , Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs Alma M French, mother of Corporal French; and commissioned 9 October 1944, Lieutenant Commander T K Dunstan, USNR, in command.  Mayfiel2010 г Мягкая обложка, 104 стр ISBN 613037187X.