USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-263. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 23 February 1943 and launched her on 6 April 1943. Commissioned on 29 July 1943. Lieutenant Commander James William Whaley was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Gilbert Islands, Tarawa, Makin, and Majuro. The Navy credited her with 6 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-263 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-04-06 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-29 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 9 January 1946. |
| 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 Deede (DE-263) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 21 May 1945 (NH 91593).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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