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The Buckley-class destroyer escorts were 102 destroyer escorts launched in the United States in 1943–44. They served in World War II as convoy escorts and antisubmarine warfare ships. The lead ship was USS Buckley which was launched on 9 January 1943. The ships had General Electric steam turbo-electric transmission. The ships were prefabricated at various factories in the United States, and the units brought together in the shipyards, where they were welded together on the slipways.
USS Buckley (DE-51)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Buckley class |
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Preceded by | Evarts class |
Succeeded by | Cannon class |
Planned | 154 |
Completed | 148 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,740 tons (fully loaded) |
Length | 306 ft (93.3 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 6 in (11.1 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) (fully loaded) |
Propulsion | Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers, two GE steam turbines of 13,500 horsepower (10,100 kW) total, two generators (9,200 kilowatts (12,300 hp) total), 12,000 horsepower (8,900 kW) of electric motors drove the two propeller shafts |
Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) (most ships could attain 26/27 knots) |
Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,190 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Capacity | 350 tons oil (fuel) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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The Buckley class was the second class of destroyer escorts, succeeding the Evarts-class destroyer escorts. One of the main design differences was that the hull was significantly lengthened on the Buckley class; this long-hull design proved so successful that it was used for all further destroyer escort classes. The class was also known as the TE type, from Turbo Electric drive. The TE was replaced with a diesel-electric plant to yield the design of the successor Cannon class ("DET").[1][2]
In total, 154 were ordered with six being completed as high-speed transport ("APD"). A further 37 were later converted after completion, while 46 of the Buckleys were delivered to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease agreement. These 46 were classed as frigates and named after Royal Navy captains of the Napoleonic Wars, forming part of the Captain-class frigate along with 32 Lend-Lease ships of the Evarts class.
After World War II, most of the surviving units of this class were transferred to Taiwan, South Korea, Chile, Mexico, or other countries. The rest were retained by the US Navy's reserve fleet until they were decommissioned.
Armament
editThe Buckley-class' main armament was three 3-inch/50-caliber guns in Mk 22 dual-purpose open mounts. They fired fixed-type ammunition (antiaircraft, armor-piercing, or star shell) and had a range of 14,600 yards (13,400 m) at 45°, and an antiaircraft ceiling of 28,000 feet (8,500 m)
For antiaircraft defense, the Buckley-class carried four 1.1 inch/75 (28mm) guns or two Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns fitted in the 'X' position. These were not included in the Captain-class units. Eight Oerlikon 20 mm cannons were positioned two in front of the bridge behind and above B gun mount, one on each side of the B gun mount in sponsons, and two on each side of the ship in sponsons just abaft the funnel. Some of the ships had extra Oerlikons fitted on top of the superstructure amidships. The Captain-class units had additional 20 mm guns fitted in 'X' position, and on the director stand for 'X' position.
For antisubmarine weapons, the Buckley class carried a Hedgehog, a British designed spigot mortar that fired 24 bombs ahead of the ship. This was situated on the main deck just aft of 'A' mount. They also carried up to 200 depth charges. Two sets of double rails mounted on each side of the ship at the stern, each holding 24 charges and eight (two on Captain-class units) K-gun depth-charge throwers each holding five charges were on each side of the ship forward of the stern rails. On Captain-class ships, just forward of these, double sets of ready racks were fitted along each side of the ship extending to midships, each set holding 60 depth charges (these ready rails were added after the ships first arrived in the UK).
They also carried three 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in a triple mount mounted just aft of the stack.[3]
Ships in class
editShip name | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm. | Decomm. | Fate |
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Buckley | DE-51 | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts | 21 Jul 1942 | 9 Jan 1943 | 30 Apr 1943 | 3 Jul 1946 | Reclassified DER-51 26 Apr 1949, reclassified DE-51 29 Sep 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1968; sold for scrap July 1969 |
Charles Lawrence | DE-53 | 1 Aug 1942 | 16 Feb 1943 | 31 May 1943 | 23 Oct 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-37 23 Oct 1944 | |
APD-37 | 21 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Daniel T. Griffin | DE-54 | 7 Sep 1942 | 25 Feb 1943 | 9 Jun 1943 | 23 Oct 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-38 23 Oct 1944 | |
APD-38 | 30 May 1946 | ||||||
Donnell | DE-56 | 27 Nov 1942 | 13 Mar 1943 | 26 Jun 1943 | 23 Oct 1945 | Torpedoed by U-473 in North Atlantic 3 May 1944; reclassified IX-182 15 Jul 1944; served as a floating power plant at Cherbourg, France. Struck from the Navy List 10 Nov 1945; sold 29 Apr 1946 | |
Fogg | DE-57 | 4 Dec 1942 | 20 Mar 1943 | 7 Jul 1943 | 27 Oct 1947 | Reclassified DER-57 18 Mar 1949, reclassified DE-57 28 Oct 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 Apr 1965; sold for scrap 4 Jan 1966 | |
Foss | DE-59 | 31 Dec 1942 | 10 Apr 1943 | 23 Jul 1943 | 30 Oct 1957 | Struck from Navy List 1 Nov 1965 and sold for scrap | |
Gantner | DE-60 | 31 Dec 1942 | 17 Apr 1943 | 29 Jul 1943 | 23 Feb 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-42 23 Feb 1945 | |
APD-42 | 2 Aug 1949 | ||||||
George W. Ingram | DE-62 | 6 Feb 1943 | 8 May 1943 | 11 Aug 1943 | 23 Feb 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-43 23 Feb 1945 | |
APD-43 | 15 Jan 1947 | ||||||
Ira Jeffery (ex-Jeffery) | DE-63 | 13 Feb 1943 | 15 May 1943 | 15 Aug 1943 | 23 Feb 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-44 23 Feb 1945 | |
APD-44 | 18 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Lee Fox | DE-65 | 1 Mar 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 30 Aug 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-45 31 Jul 1944 | |
APD-45 | 13 May 1946 | ||||||
Amesbury | DE-66 | 8 Mar 1943 | 6 Jun 1943 | 31 Aug 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-46 31 Jul 1944 | |
APD-46 | 3 Jul 1946 | ||||||
Bates | DE-68 | 29 Mar 1943 | 6 Jun 1943 | 12 Sep 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-47 31 Jul 1944; sunk by kamikazes and bombs off Okinawa 25 May 1945 | |
APD-47 | |||||||
Blessman | DE-69 | 22 Mar 1943 | 19 Jun 1943 | 19 Sep 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-48 31 Jul 1944 | |
APD-48 | 15 Jan 1946 | ||||||
Joseph E. Campbell (ex-Campbell) | DE-70 | 29 Mar 1943 | 26 Jun 1943 | 23 Sep 1943 | 24 Nov 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-49 24 Nov 1944 | |
APD-49 | 15 Nov 1946 | ||||||
Reuben James | DE-153 | Norfolk Navy Yard | 7 Sep 1942 | 6 Feb 1943 | 1 Apr 1943 | 11 Oct 1947 | Struck from Navy List 30 Jun 1968, sunk as a target 1 Mar 1971 |
Sims | DE-154 | 7 Sep 1942 | 6 Feb 1943 | 24 Apr 1943 | 25 Sep 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-50 25 Sep 1944 | |
APD-50 | 24 Apr 1946 | ||||||
Hopping | DE-155 | 15 Dec 1942 | 10 Mar 1943 | 21 May 1943 | 25 Sep 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-51 25 Sep 1944 | |
APD-51 | 5 May 1947 | ||||||
Reeves | DE-156 | 7 Feb 1943 | 22 Apr 1943 | 9 May 1943 | 25 Sep 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-52 25 Sep 1944 | |
APD-52 | 30 Jul 1946 | ||||||
Fechteler | DE-157 | 7 Feb 1943 | 22 Apr 1943 | 1 Jul 1943 | — | Torpedoed and sunk by U-967 northwest of Oran, Algeria 5 May 1944 | |
Chase | DE-158 | 16 Mar 1943 | 24 Apr 1943 | 18 Jul 1943 | 28 Nov 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-54 28 Nov 1944 | |
APD-54 | 15 Jan 1946 | ||||||
Laning | DE-159 | 23 Apr 1943 | 4 Jul 1943 | 1 Aug 1943 | 8 Nov 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-55 28 Nov 1944 | |
APD-55 | 28 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Loy | DE-160 | 23 Apr 1943 | 4 Jul 1943 | 12 Sep 1943 | 23 Oct 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-56 23 Oct 1944 | |
APD-56 | 21 Feb 1947 | ||||||
Barber | DE-161 | 27 Apr 1943 | 20 May 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 | 23 Oct 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-57 23 Oct 1944. Sold to Mexico on 17 Feb 1969 | |
APD-57 | 22 Mar 1946 | ||||||
Lovelace | DE-198 | 22 May 1943 | 4 Jul 1943 | 7 Nov 1943 | 22 May 1946 | Sunk as target off California, 25 Apr 1968 | |
Manning | DE-199 | Charleston Navy Yard | 15 Feb 1943 | 1 Jun 1943 | 1 Oct 1943 | 15 Jan 1947 | Struck from Navy List 31 Jul 1968; sold for scrap 27 Oct 1969 |
Neuendorf | DE-200 | 15 Feb 1943 | 1 Jun 1943 | 18 Oct 1943 | 14 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1967 | |
James E. Craig | DE-201 | 15 Apr 1943 | 22 Jul 1943 | 1 Nov 1943 | 2 Jul 1946 | Struck from Navy List 30 Jul 1968; sunk as target off California February 1969 | |
Eichenberger | DE-202 | 15 Apr 1943 | 22 Jul 1943 | 17 Nov 1943 | 14 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972; sold for scrap 1 Nov 1973 | |
Thomason | DE-203 | 5 Jun 1943 | 23 Aug 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 | 22 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 30 Jun 1968; sold for scrap 30 Jun 1969 | |
Jordan | DE-204 | 5 Jun 1943 | 23 Aug 1943 | 17 Dec 1943 | 19 Dec 1945 | Struck from Navy List 8 Jan 1946; sold for scrap 10 Jul 1947 | |
Newman | DE-205 | 8 Jun 1943 | 9 Aug 1943 | 26 Nov 1943 | 5 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-59 5 Jul 1944 | |
APD-59 | 18 Feb 1946 | ||||||
Liddle | DE-206 | 12 Jun 1943 | 9 Aug 1943 | 6 Dec 1943 | 5 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-60 5 Jul 1944 | |
APD-60 | |||||||
Kephart | DE-207 | 12 May 1943 | 6 Sep 1943 | 7 Jan 1944 | 5 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-61 5 Jul 1944 | |
APD-61 | 21 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Cofer | DE-208 | 12 May 1943 | 6 Sep 1943 | 19 Jan 1944 | 5 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-62 5 Jul 1944 | |
APD-62 | 28 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Lloyd | DE-209 | 26 Jul 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | 11 Feb 1944 | 5 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-63 5 Jul 1944 | |
APD-63 | |||||||
Otter | DE-210 | 26 Jul 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | 21 Feb 1944 | January 1947 | Sunk as target off Puerto Rico 10 Jul 1970 | |
Hubbard | DE-211 | 11 Aug 1943 | 11 Nov 1943 | 6 Mar 1944 | 1 Jun 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-53 1 Jun 1945 | |
APD-53 | 15 Mar 1946 | ||||||
Hayter | DE-212 | 11 Aug 1943 | 11 Nov 1943 | 16 Mar 1944 | 1 Jun 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-80 1 Jun 1945 | |
APD-80 | 19 Mar 1946 | ||||||
William T. Powell | DE-213 | 26 Aug 1943 | 27 Nov 1943 | 28 Mar 1944 | 9 Dec 1949 | Reclassified DER-213 18 Mar 1949, reclassified DE-213 1 Dec 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 Nov 1965, sold for scrap 3 Oct 1966 | |
28 Nov 1950 | 17 Jan 1958 | ||||||
Scott | DE-214 | Philadelphia Navy Yard | 1 Jan 1943 | 3 Apr 1943 | 20 Jul 1943 | 3 Mar 1947 | Conversion to High Speed Transport and reclassification as APD-64 canceled 10 Sep 1945. Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1965, sold for scrap 20 Jan 1967 |
Burke | DE-215 | 1 Jan 1943 | 3 Apr 1943 | 20 Aug 1943 | 24 Jan 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-65 24 Jan 1945 | |
APD-65 | 22 Jun 1949 | ||||||
Enright | DE-216 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 21 Sep 1943 | 24 Jan 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-66 24 Jan 1945 | |
APD-66 | 21 Jun 1946 | ||||||
Coolbaugh | DE-217 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 15 Oct 1943 | 21 Feb 1960 | Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1972, sold for scrap 17 Aug 1973 | |
Darby | DE-218 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 15 Nov 1943 | 28 Apr 1947 | Struck from Navy List 23 Sep 1968, sunk as a target 24 May 1970 | |
24 Oct 1950 | 23 Sep 1968 | ||||||
J. Douglas Blackwood | DE-219 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 15 Dec 1943 | 20 Apr 1946 | Struck from Navy List 30 Jan 1970, sunk as a target 20 Jul 1970 | |
5 Feb 1951 | 30 Jan 1970 | ||||||
Francis M. Robinson | DE-220 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 15 Jan 1944 | 20 Jun 1960 | Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1972, sold for scrap 12 Jul 1973 | |
Solar | DE-221 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 15 Feb 1944 | 21 May 1946 | Destroyed by ammunition explosion at Earle, New Jersey 30 Apr 1946. Hulk sunk at sea 9 Jun 1946 | |
Fowler | DE-222 | 5 Apr 1943 | 3 Jul 1943 | 15 Mar 1944 | 28 Jun 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1965, sold for scrap 29 Dec 1966 | |
Spangenberg | DE-223 | 5 Apr 1943 | 3 Jul 1943 | 15 Apr 1943 | 18 Jul 1947 | Reclassified DER-223 in March 1949, reclassified DE-223 1 Dec 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 Nov 1965, sold for scrap 3 Oct 1966 | |
Ahrens | DE-575 | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts | 5 Nov 1943 | 21 Dec 1943 | 12 Feb 1944 | 24 Jun 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Apr 1965, sold for scrap 20 Jan 1967 |
Barr | DE-576 | 5 Nov 1943 | 28 Dec 1943 | 16 Feb 1944 | 31 Jul 1944 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-39 31 Jul 1944 | |
APD-39 | 12 Jul 1946 | ||||||
Alexander J. Luke | DE-577 | 5 Nov 1943 | 28 Dec 1943 | 19 Feb 1944 | 18 Oct 1947 | Reclassified DER-577 7 Dec 1945, reclassified DE-577 in August 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 May 1970, sunk as a target 22 Oct 1970 | |
Robert I. Paine | DE-578 | 5 Nov 1943 | 30 Dec 1943 | 26 Feb 1944 | 21 Nov 1947 | Reclassified DER-578 18 Mar 1949, reclassified DE-578 1 Dec 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1968, sold for scrap 18 Jul 1969 | |
Foreman | DE-633 | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco aka Union Iron Works | 9 Mar 1943 | 1 Aug 1943 | 22 Oct 1943 | 28 Jun 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Apr 1965, sold for scrap 1966 |
Whitehurst | DE-634 | 21 Mar 1943 | 5 Sep 1943 | 19 Nov 1943 | 27 Nov 1946 | Struck from Navy List 12 Jul 1969, sunk as target by Trigger (SS-564) 28 Apr 1971 | |
1 Sep 1950 | 6 Dec 1958 | ||||||
2 Oct 1961 | 1 Aug 1962 | ||||||
England | DE-635 | 4 Apr 1943 | 26 Sep 1943 | 10 Dec 1943 | 15 Oct 1945 | Reclassified APD-41 in mid-1945 but conversion to High Speed Transport was canceled 10 Sep 1945. Struck from Navy List 1 Nov 1945, sold and broken up 26 Nov 1946 | |
Witter | DE-636 | 28 Apr 1943 | 17 Oct 1943 | 29 Dec 1943 | 22 Oct 1945 | Reclassified APD-58 in mid-1945 but conversion to High Speed Transport was canceled 15 Aug 1945. Struck from Navy List 16 Nov 1945, sold and broken up 2 Dec 1946 | |
Bowers | DE-637 | 28 May 1943 | 31 Oct 1943 | 27 Jan 1944 | 25 Jun 1945 | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-40 25 Jun 1945 | |
APD-40 | |||||||
Willmarth | DE-638 | 25 Jun 1943 | 21 Nov 1943 | 13 Mar 1944 | 26 Apr 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1966, sold for scrap 1 Jul 1968 | |
Gendreau | DE-639 | 1 Aug 1943 | 12 Dec 1943 | 17 Mar 1944 | 13 Mar 1948 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 11 Sep 1973 | |
Fieberling | DE-640 | 19 Mar 1944 | 2 Apr 1944 | 11 Apr 1944 | 13 Mar 1948 | Struck from Navy List 1 Mar 1972, sold for scrap 20 Nov 1972 | |
William C. Cole | DE-641 | 5 Sep 1943 | 29 Dec 1943 | 12 May 1944 | 13 Mar 1948 | Struck from Navy List 1 Mar 1972, sold for scrap 20 Nov 1972 | |
Paul G. Baker | DE-642 | 26 Sep 1943 | 12 Mar 1944 | 25 May 1944 | 3 Feb 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1969, sold for scrap October 1970 | |
Damon M. Cummings | DE-643 | 17 Oct 1943 | 18 Apr 1944 | 29 Jun 1944 | 3 Feb 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Mar 1972, sold for scrap 18 May 1973 | |
Vammen | DE-644 | 1 Aug 1943 | 21 May 1944 | 27 Jul 1944 | 12 Jul 1969 | Struck from Navy List 12 Jul 1969, sunk as target 18 Feb 1971 | |
Jenks | DE-665 | Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 12 May 1943 | 11 Sep 1943 | 19 Jan 1944 | 26 Jun 1946 | Conversion to High Speed Transport and reclassification as APD-67 canceled 1944. Struck from Navy List 1 Feb 1966, sold for scrap 5 Mar 1968 |
Durik | DE-666 | 22 Jun 1943 | 9 Oct 1943 | 24 Mar 1944 | 15 Jun 1946 | Conversion to High Speed Transport and reclassification as APD-68 canceled 1944. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1965, sold for scrap 30 Jan 1967 | |
Wiseman | DE-667 | 26 Jul 1943 | 6 Nov 1943 | 4 Apr 1944 | 31 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 15 Apr 1973, sold for scrap 29 Apr 1974 | |
11 Sep 1950 | 15 Apr 1973 | ||||||
Weber | DE-675 | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts | 22 Feb 1943 | 1 May 1943 | 30 Jun 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-75 15 Dec 1944 |
Schmitt | DE-676 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 24 Jul 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-76 24 Jan 1945 | |
Frament | DE-677 | 1 May 1943 | 28 Jun 1943 | 15 Aug 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-77 15 Dec 1944 | |
Harmon | DE-678 | 31 May 1943 | 25 Jul 1943 | 31 Aug 1943 | 25 Mar 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Aug 1965, sold for scrap 30 Jan 1967 | |
Greenwood | DE-679 | 29 Jun 1943 | 21 Aug 1943 | 25 Sep 1943 | 20 Feb 1967 | Struck from Navy List 20 Feb 1967, sold for scrap 6 Sep 1967 | |
Loeser | DE-680 | 27 Jul 1943 | 11 Sep 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 | 28 Mar 1947 | Struck from Navy List 23 Aug 1968, sunk as a target 1969 | |
9 Mar 1951 | 23 Aug 1968 | ||||||
Gillette | DE-681 | 24 Aug 1943 | 25 Sep 1943 | 27 Oct 1943 | 3 Feb 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 11 Sep 1973 | |
Underhill | DE-682 | 16 Sep 1943 | 15 Oct 1943 | 15 Nov 1943 | — | Sunk by Japanese Kaiten human torpedo northeast of Luzon 24 Jul 1945 | |
Henry R. Kenyon | DE-683 | 29 Sep 1943 | 30 Oct 1943 | 30 Nov 1943 | 3 Feb 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1969, sold for scrap 22 Oct 1970 | |
Bull | DE-693 | Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan | 15 Dec 1942 | 25 Mar 1943 | 12 Aug 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-78 31 Jul 1944 |
Bunch | DE-694 | 22 Feb 1943 | 29 May 1943 | 21 Aug 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-79 31 Jul 1944 | |
Rich | DE-695 | 27 Mar 1943 | 22 Jun 1943 | 1 Oct 1943 | — | Sunk by three mines off Utah Beach, Normandy 8 Jun 1944 | |
Spangler | DE-696 | 28 Apr 1943 | 15 Jul 1943 | 31 Oct 1943 | 8 Oct 1958 | Struck from Navy List 1 Mar 1972, sold for scrap 20 Nov 1972 | |
George | DE-697 | 22 May 1943 | 14 Aug 1943 | 20 Nov 1943 | 8 Oct 1958 | Struck from Navy List 1 Nov 1969, sold for scrap 12 Oct 1970 | |
Raby | DE-698 | 7 Jun 1943 | 4 Sep 1943 | 7 Dec 1943 | 22 Dec 1953 | Reclassified DEC-698 2 Nov 1949, reclassified DE-698 27 Dec 1957. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1968, sold for scrap | |
Marsh | DE-699 | 23 Jun 1943 | 25 Sep 1943 | 12 Jan 1944 | 1 Aug 1962 | Struck from Navy List 15 Apr 1973, sold for scrap 20 Feb 1974 | |
Currier | DE-700 | 21 Jul 1943 | 14 Oct 1943 | 1 Feb 1944 | 4 Apr 1960 | Sunk as a target off California 11 Jul 1967 | |
Osmus | DE-701 | 17 Aug 1943 | 4 Nov 1943 | 23 Feb 1944 | 15 Mar 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 27 Nov 1973 | |
Earl V. Johnson | DE-702 | 7 Sep 1943 | 24 Nov 1943 | 18 Mar 1944 | 18 Jun 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 May 1967, sold for scrap 3 Sep 1968 | |
Holton | DE-703 | 28 Sep 1943 | 15 Dec 1943 | 1 May 1944 | 31 May 1946 | Scrapped | |
Cronin | DE-704 | 19 Oct 1943 | 5 Jan 1944 | 5 May 1944 | 31 May 1946 | Reclassified DEC-704 13 Sep 1950, reclassified DE-704 27 Dec 1957. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1970, sunk as target 16 Dec 1971 | |
9 Feb 1951 | 4 Dec 1953 | ||||||
Frybarger | DE-705 | 8 Nov 1943 | 25 Jan 1944 | 18 May 1944 | 30 Jun 1947 | Reclassified DEC-705 13 Sep 1950, reclassified DE-705 27 Dec 1957. Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 27 Nov 1973 | |
6 Oct 1950 | 9 Dec 1954 | ||||||
Tatum | DE-789 | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas | 22 Apr 1943 | 7 Aug 1943 | 22 Nov 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-81 15 Dec 1944 |
Borum | DE-790 | 28 Apr 1943 | 14 Aug 1943 | 30 Nov 1943 | 15 Jun 1946 | Conversion to High Speed Transport and reclassification as APD-82 canceled September 1945. Struck from Navy List 1 Aug 1965, sold for scrap 1966 | |
Maloy | DE-791 | 10 May 1943 | 18 Aug 1943 | 13 Dec 1943 | 28 May 1965 | Conversion to High Speed Transport and reclassification as APD-83 canceled September 1945. Reclassified EDE-791 14 Aug 1946. Struck from Navy List 1 Jun 1965, sold for scrap 11 Mar 1966 | |
Haines | DE-792 | 17 May 1943 | 26 Aug 1943 | 27 Dec 1943 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-84 15 Dec 1944 | |
Runels | DE-793 | 7 Jun 1943 | 4 Sep 1943 | 3 Jan 1944 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-85 24 Jan 1945 | |
Hollis | DE-794 | 5 Jul 1943 | 11 Sep 1943 | 24 Jan 1944 | — | Converted to High Speed Transport, reclassified APD-86 24 Jan 1945 | |
Gunason | DE-795 | 9 Aug 1943 | 16 Oct 1943 | 1 Feb 1944 | 13 Mar 1948 | Sunk as target 28 Jul 1973, struck from Navy List 1 Sep 1973 | |
Major | DE-796 | 16 Aug 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | 12 Feb 1944 | 13 Mar 1948 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 27 Nov 1973 | |
Weeden | DE-797 | 18 Aug 1943 | 27 Oct 1943 | 19 Feb 1944 | 9 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 30 Jun 1968, sold for scrap 27 Oct 1969 | |
20 Nov 1946 | 26 Feb 1958 | ||||||
Varian | DE-798 | 27 Aug 1943 | 6 Nov 1943 | 29 Feb 1944 | 15 Mar 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Dec 1972, sold for scrap 12 Jan 1974 | |
Scroggins | DE-799 | 4 Sep 1943 | 6 Nov 1943 | 30 Mar 1944 | 15 Jun 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 Jul 1965, sold for scrap 5 Apr 1967 | |
Jack W. Wilke | DE-800 | 18 Oct 1943 | 18 Dec 1943 | 7 Mar 1944 | 24 May 1960 | Struck from Navy List 1 Aug 1972, sold for scrap 4 Mar 1974 |
See also
edit- Escorteur
- List of frigates of World War II
- List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
- List of frigates of the United States Navy subset of above with hull numbers DE/FF 1037 and higher plus all DEG/FFGs because of the United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification
- List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
- List of Captain-class frigates
Citations
edit- ^ "Classes of Destroyer Escorts". Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Rivet, Eric; Stenzel, Michael (22 April 2011). "History of Destroyer Escorts". Destroyer Escort Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
The CANNON class was very similar in design to the BUCKLEY class, the primary difference being a diesel-electric power plant instead of the BUCKLEY class's turbo-electric design. The fuel-efficient diesel-electric plant greatly improved the range of the CANNON class, but at the cost of speed.
- ^ Destroyer Escorts of World War II[permanent dead link ] s
References
edit- Franklin, Bruce Hampton (1999). The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-118-X.
- Collingwood, Donald (1998). The Captain-Class Frigates in the Second World War. Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-615-9.
External links
editMedia related to Buckley class destroyer escorts at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.desausa.org/ Destroyer Escort Sailors Association (DESA).
- USS Slater, the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
- Captain-Class Frigates Association
- uboat.net: Destroyer Escorts
- destroyersonline.com: Buckley-class
- USS Slater Archived 14 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine — Photos on board the destroyer escort USS Slater
- USS Bangust — Photos of life on board the destroyer escort USS Bangust (DE-739) in World War II
- Destroyers Online - Buckley-class destroyer escorts