USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-302. Mare Island Navy Yard laid her down on 22 April 1943 and launched her on 18 August 1943. Commissioned on 19 February 1944. Lieutenant Commander James W. Wilson was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Ulithi, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The Navy credited her with 5 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-302 |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-08-18 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-19 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 5 December 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.
U.S. Navy. USS Lyman (DE-302) underway in San Francisco Bay on 23 April 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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