USN · DE
AfloatEvarts-class destroyer escort, DE-259. Boston Navy Yard laid her down on 10 January 1943 and launched her on 22 February 1943. Commissioned on 2 July 1943. Lieutenant Commander Frederick C. Storey was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Tarawa, the Gilbert Islands, Kwajalein, and Majuro. The Navy credited her with 7 battle stars.
| Class | Evarts class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-259 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1943-02-22 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-02 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 21 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.
S1c Edward L. Hamilton, U.S. Navy. USS William C. Miller (DE-259), circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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