USS Mack ( DE - 358 ) USS " Mack " ( DE - 358 ) 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 . She was named in honor of Harold John Mack who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions during the Battle of Savo Island . She was launched 11 April 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Shipbuilding Division , Orange , Texas ; sponsored by Mrs . Gertrude Mack , mother of " Harold John Mack " , GM2 / c ; and commissioned 16 August 1944 , Lt . Cmdr . J . F . Nelson , USNR , in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . After initial shakedown exercises off the U . S . East Coast , " Mack " assembled with ComCortDiv 82 at Norfolk , Virginia , 17 to 20 October , and departed on the 21st for the Panama Canal en route to the Pacific Ocean . Becoming a unit of the U . S . 7th Fleet " Mack " escorted convoys between Hollandia , New Guinea , Kossol Roads , Palau Islands , and Leyte until March 1945 . On the 2nd of that month she commenced antisubmarine patrols in the South China Sea off the Philippines . Investigating sonar contact on the 13th , " Mack " grounded on an uncharted shoal in Mangarin Bay , damaging both screws and tall shafts . Towed to Hollandia for repairs , 14 April to 4 June , she returned to escort duty between Hollandia and Manila on the 14th . A month later " Mack " commenced working for the port director , Manila , escorting ships to San Fernando , Luzon , until the 3d of August when she was placed under the authority of the port director , Subic , and escorted a convoy of landing craft from Subic Bay to Okinawa . End - of - war activity . Two days after the signing of the surrender terms , " Mack " began air - sea rescue patrols between the Philippines and the Palaus , returning to escort duty on the 16th to accompany a slow tow through the “ typhoon belt ” to Okinawa . Completing that assignment , she commenced air sea rescue patrols east of Samar , Philippine Islands . Relieved of this duty on 6 December , " Mack " got underway for Okinawa and Shanghai on 8 December , returning to Subic Bay on the 27th . Collision at sea . While standing by for escort duty at San Fernando , 10 January 1946 , " Mack " answering a distress call from FS - 74 , proceeded through heavy weather to the disabled ship ’ s position . In the course of passing much needed food and water to the crew of the FS , the two ships collided , causing damage to " Mack ’ s " bow ( 11 January ) . " Mack " returned to San Fernando and escorted the waiting ships to Subic Bay , remaining at Subic for 3 weeks undergoing repairs and holding drills . Operations in the China area . Departing Subic Bay 11 February , " Mack " joined Escort Division 33 and set course for Tsingtao , China , where the U . S . 7th Fleet was lending support to the U . S . - China policy ; standing by to protect , if necessary , American interests during the fighting between the Nationalist forces and the Communists . Arriving on the 20th , " Mack " took part in training exercises off the China coast and made brief trips to Shanghai and Taku before departing Chinese waters , 15 April , for Okinawa to take on naval passengers en route to the United States . Arriving San Pedro 11 May 1946 " Mack " debarked her passengers , unloaded her ammunition and began undergoing a period of inactivation and preservation . Post - war decommissioning . " Mack " was placed out of commission in reserve 11 December 1946 at San Diego , California . She was placed in the Pacific inactive Fleet , berthed at Mare Island , California . On 15 March 1972 she was struck from the Navy list , and , on 13 June 1973 , she was sold for scrapping .