USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-11. The name honors Mark Hanna Crouter. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 8 February 1942 and launched her on 26 January 1943. Commissioned on 25 May 1943. Lieutenant John Edwin Johansen was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Espiritu Santo, Eniwetok, Majuro, and Ulithi. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-11 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-01-26 |
| Commissioned | 1943-05-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 30 November 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.
USS Crouter (DE-11) underway on 24 May 1944 (NH 83389).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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