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Bebas

Class	Evarts class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-10
Builder	Boston Navy Yard
Launched	1943-01-09
Commissioned	1943-05-15
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 18 October 1945. She went to the breakers later.
Armament (class)	Short-hull destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns and one funnel. No torpedo tubes.
Command	Gilbertson, George Barton Commanding officer from 15 May 1943

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

Bebas, hull DE-10, belonged to the Evarts class of destroyer escorts. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 27 November 1942 and launched her on 9 January 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 15 May 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander George Barton Gilbertson.

Her Pacific duty took her to the Marshall Islands, Eniwetok, the Caroline Islands, and the Philippines. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 18 October 1945. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.