High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS George A. Johnson (DE-583) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy during World War II and later served as a Navy Reserve training ship. George A. Johnson was laid down by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts, 24 November 1943; launched 12 January 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred R. Johnson, Private Johnson's mother; and commissioned 15 April 1944, Lieutenant Commander Alvin Robinson in command. After shakedown off Bermuda, George A. Johnson departed New York 24 June 1944 to escort a convoy bound for Bizerte, Tunisia. Despite several encounters with German aircraft off the North African coast, the convoy reached Bizerte 14 July. She then returned to New York for exercises and upkeep before departing Norfolk 2 September and joining another Mediterranean-bound convoy. This time the ships steamed to Palermo, Sicily, arriving 23 September. She next joined a westbound convoy 28 September and arrived New York 17 October.

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