page_title: USS Holder (DE-401)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Holder (DE-401)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Holder (DE-401) mothballed, prior to being sold for scrap in 1947. She had been torpedoed amidships in 1944, and cannibalized. Note the huge patch amidships where she had been torpedoed. Her hulk had apparently been used as some kind of weapons test platform, as she is carrying a 127mm/38 gun, Mk 33 and Mk 37 gun directors and other devices not fitted when she was active.
context_page_description: USS Holder (DE-401) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant Randolph Mitchell Holder, she was the first of two U.S. Naval vessels to bear the name.
context_section_description: USS Holder (DE-401) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant (junior grade) Randolph Mitchell Holder (a naval aviator who was reported missing during the Battle of Midway), she was the first of two U.S. Naval vessels to bear the name.
caption: An image of USS Holder (DE-401) being stripped as a parts hulk
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