USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-23. Mare Island Navy Yard laid her down on 7 September 1942 and launched her on 18 January 1943. Commissioned on 25 June 1943. Lieutenant Nathan Clayton Sutton was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Funafuti, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, and Majuro. The Navy credited her with 2 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-23 |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-01-18 |
| Commissioned | 1943-06-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 2 November 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.
USS Charles R. Greer (DE-23) underway in Puget Sound on 5 April 1945 (NH 81341).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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