Buckley-class destroyer escort

	USS Buckley (DE-51)
Class overview
Name	Buckley class
Builders	Bethlehem Hingham, MA; Bethlehem Fore River, MA; Bethlehem San Francisco, CA; Charleston Navy Yard, SC; Consolidated Steel, TX; Defoe Shipbuilding, MI; Dravo Corporation, PA; Norfolk Navy Yard, VA; Philadelphia Navy Yard, PA;
Operators	World War II; United States Navy; Royal Navy; Post-War; Chilean Navy; Republic of China Navy; Colombian National Navy; Ecuadorian Navy; Republic of Korea Navy; Mexican Navy; Philippine Navy; Royal Navy; United States Navy;
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	Radar: Type SL surface search fixed to mast above yard arm, type SC and SA air search only fitted to certain ships; Sonar: Type 128D or Type 144 both in retractable dome.; Direction Finding: MF direction finding antenna fitted in front of the bridge and HF/DF Type FH 4 antenna fitted on top of mast;
Armament	Main guns: 3 × 3 inch /50 Mk 22 dual-purpose open mount; Anti-aircraft guns: ; 4 × 1.1 inch/75 (28mm) guns or 2 × 40 mm Bofors guns (not included on Captain-class ships); 8 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Some of the ships had an extra one or two Oerlikons fitted on top of the superstructure amidships ; Captain-Class units had additional 20 mm guns; Torpedo tubes: 3 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in a triple mount; Hedgehog mortar; Up to 200 depth charges;

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.

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

The 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

List of *Buckley*-class destroyer escorts
Ship name	Hull no.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm.	Decomm.	Fate
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
Charles Lawrence	APD-37		1 Aug 1942	16 Feb 1943		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
Daniel T. Griffin	APD-38		7 Sep 1942	25 Feb 1943		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
Gantner	APD-42		31 Dec 1942	17 Apr 1943		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
George W. Ingram	APD-43		6 Feb 1943	8 May 1943		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
Ira Jeffery (ex-Jeffery)	APD-44		13 Feb 1943	15 May 1943		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
Lee Fox	APD-45		1 Mar 1943	29 May 1943		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
Amesbury	APD-46		8 Mar 1943	6 Jun 1943		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
Bates	APD-47		29 Mar 1943	6 Jun 1943
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
Blessman	APD-48		22 Mar 1943	19 Jun 1943		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
Joseph E. Campbell (ex-Campbell)	APD-49		29 Mar 1943	26 Jun 1943		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
Sims	APD-50		7 Sep 1942	6 Feb 1943		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
Hopping	APD-51		15 Dec 1942	10 Mar 1943		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
Reeves	APD-52		7 Feb 1943	22 Apr 1943		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
Chase	APD-54		16 Mar 1943	24 Apr 1943		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
Laning	APD-55		23 Apr 1943	4 Jul 1943		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
Loy	APD-56		23 Apr 1943	4 Jul 1943		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
Barber	APD-57		27 Apr 1943	20 May 1943		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
Newman	APD-59		8 Jun 1943	9 Aug 1943		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
Liddle	APD-60		12 Jun 1943	9 Aug 1943
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
Kephart	APD-61		12 May 1943	6 Sep 1943		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
Cofer	APD-62		12 May 1943	6 Sep 1943		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
Lloyd	APD-63		26 Jul 1943	23 Oct 1943
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
Hubbard	APD-53		11 Aug 1943	11 Nov 1943		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
Hayter	APD-80		11 Aug 1943	11 Nov 1943		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
William T. Powell	DE-213		26 Aug 1943	27 Nov 1943	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
Burke	APD-65		1 Jan 1943	3 Apr 1943		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
Enright	APD-66		22 Feb 1943	29 May 1943		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
Darby	DE-218		22 Feb 1943	29 May 1943	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
J. Douglas Blackwood	DE-219		22 Feb 1943	29 May 1943	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
Barr	APD-39		5 Nov 1943	28 Dec 1943		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
Bowers	APD-40		28 May 1943	31 Oct 1943
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
Wiseman	DE-667		26 Jul 1943	6 Nov 1943	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
Loeser	DE-680		27 Jul 1943	11 Sep 1943	9 Mar 1951	23 Aug 1968	Struck from Navy List 23 Aug 1968, sunk as a target 1969
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
Cronin	DE-704		19 Oct 1943	5 Jan 1944	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
Frybarger	DE-705		8 Nov 1943	25 Jan 1944	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
Weeden	DE-797		18 Aug 1943	27 Oct 1943	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

Citations

^ "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

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

Media 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

[1] "Classes of Destroyer Escorts". Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

[2] 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.

[3] Destroyer Escorts of World War II^{[permanent dead link‍]} s

[4] Acquired as a source of spare parts for the other destroyers.

[5] Renamed as Almirante Riveros.

[6] Not commissioned, it was sunk in the Battle of Jutland in 1916.

[7] Later renamed as Lientur.

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Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

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