USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-9. The name honors Chief Machinist's Mate Daniel William Carlson. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 27 November 1942 and launched her on 9 January 1943. Commissioned on 10 May 1943. Lieutenant Howard Evan Purdy was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Iwo Jima, Espiritu Santo, Eniwetok, and Ulithi. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-9 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-01-09 |
| Commissioned | 1943-05-10 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 10 December 1945. |
| 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.
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