. . . . . . "USS Cockrill (DE-398) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys."@en . "--08-31"^^ . . . "USS Cockrill (DE-398)"@en . . . . . "USS Cockrill (DE-398) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of ensign Dan Robertson Cockrill who died after USS Meredith (DD-434) was torpedoed. She was launched 29 October 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. Cockrill, mother of Lieutenant Cockrill; commissioned 24 December 1943, Lieutenant Commander S. Farnham in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet."@en . . . . . . . . . .