USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-304. Mare Island Navy Yard laid her down on 24 May 1943 and launched her on 23 September 1943. Commissioned on 8 April 1944. Lieutenant Commander Crittenden Battelle Taylor was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Ulithi, Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Espiritu Santo. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-304 |
| Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-09-23 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 11 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.
USS Rall (DE-304) at anchor in April 1945 (80-G-330116).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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