USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-10. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 27 November 1942 and launched her on 9 January 1943. Commissioned on 15 May 1943. Lieutenant Commander George Barton Gilbertson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marshall Islands, Eniwetok, the Caroline Islands, and the Philippines. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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.
U.S. Navy. USS Bebas (DE-10), circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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