USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-261. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 27 January 1943 and launched her on 10 March 1943. Commissioned on 16 July 1943. Lieutenant Commander Richard Starr Paret was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marshall Islands, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and the Marianas. The Navy credited her with 6 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-261 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-03-10 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 18 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 Dionne (DE-261) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 21 May 1945 (NH 83294).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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