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Engstrom 1943

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
DE1 (ex-BDE1)	---, 8.1945- Bayntun		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4/1942	27.6.1942	1/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 1.1943-8/1945 (Bayntun), stricken 11.1945
DE2 (ex-BDE2)	---, 8.1945- Bazely		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4/1942	27.6.1942	2/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 2.1943-8/1945 (Bazely), stricken 11.1945
DE3 (ex-BDE3)	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9/1942	23.11.1942	3/1943 // ---	to United Kingdom 3.1943 (Berry)
BDE4	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9/1942	23.11.1942	3/1943 // ---	to United Kingdom 3.1943 (Blackwood)
DE5 (ex-BDE5)	Evarts		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	10/1942	7.12.1942	4/1943	stricken 10.1945
DE6 (ex-BDE6)	Wyffels		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	10/1942	7.12.1942	4/1943	to China 8.1945 (太康 [Tai Kang])
DE7 (ex-BDE7)	Griswold		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	11/1942	9.1.1943	4/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE8 (ex-BDE8)	Steele		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	11/1942	9.1.1943	4/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE9 (ex-BDE9)	Carlson		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	11/1942	9.1.1943	5/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE10 (ex-BDE10)	Bebas		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	11/1942	9.1.1943	5/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE11 (ex-BDE11)	Crouter		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	12/1942	26.1.1943	5/1943	stricken 12.1945
BDE12	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	12/1942	26.1.1943	6/1943 // ---	to United Kingdom 6.1943 (Burges)
DE13 (ex-BDE13)	Brennan (ex-Bentinck)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	2/1942	22.8.1942	1/1943	stricken 10.1945
DE14 (ex-BDE14)	Doherty (ex-Berry)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	2/1942	29.8.1942	2/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE15 (ex-BDE15)	Austin (ex-Duckworth)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	3/1942	25.9.1942	5/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE16 (ex-BDE16)	Edgar G. Chase (ex-Burges)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	3/1942	26.9.1942	3/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE17 (ex-BDE17)	Edward C. Daly (ex-Byard)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	21.10.1942	4/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE18 (ex-BDE18)	Gilmore (ex-Halder)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	22.10.1942	4/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE19 (ex-BDE19)	Burden R. Hastings (ex-Duckworth)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	20.11.1942	5/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE20 (ex-BDE20)	Le Hardy (ex-Duff)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	21.11.1942	5/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE21 (ex-BDE21)	Harold C. Thomas (ex-Essington)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	18.12.1942	5/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE22 (ex-BDE22)	Wileman		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1942	19.12.1942	6/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE23 (ex-BDE23)	Charles R. Greer		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	9/1942	18.1.1943	6/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE24 (ex-BDE24)	Whitman		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	9/1942	19.1.1943	7/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE25 (ex-BDE25)	Wintle		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	10/1942	18.2.1943	7/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE26 (ex-BDE26)	Dempsey		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	10/1942	19.2.1943	7/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE27 (ex-BDE27)	Duffy		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	10/1942	16.4.1943	8/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE28 (ex-BDE28)	Emery (ex-Eisner)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	10/1942	17.4.1943	8/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE29 (ex-BDE29)	Stadtfeld		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	11/1942	17.5.1943	8/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE30 (ex-BDE30)	Martin		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	11/1942	18.5.1943	9/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE31 (ex-BDE31)	Sederstrom (ex-Gillette)		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	12/1942	15.6.1943	9/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE32 (ex-BDE32)	Fleming		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	12/1942	16.6.1943	9/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE33 (ex-BDE33)	Tisdale		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	1/1943	28.6.1943	10/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE34 (ex-BDE34)	Eisele		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	1/1943	29.6.1943	10/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE35 (ex-BDE35)	Fair		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	2/1943	27.7.1943	10/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE36 (ex-BDE36)	Manlove		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	2/1943	28.7.1943	11/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE37 (ex-BDE37)	Greiner		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	9/1942	20.5.1943	8/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE38 (ex-BDE38)	Wyman		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	9/1942	3.6.1943	9/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE39 (ex-BDE39)	Lovering		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	9/1942	18.6.1943	9/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE40 (ex-BDE40)	Sanders		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	9/1942	18.6.1943	10/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE41 (ex-BDE41)	Brackett		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	1/1943	1.8.1943	10/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE42 (ex-BDE42)	Reynolds		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	1/1943	1.8.1943	11/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE43 (ex-BDE43)	Mitchell		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	1/1943	1.8.1943	11/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE44 (ex-BDE44)	Donaldson		Puget Sound N Yd, Bremerton	1/1943	1.8.1943	12/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE45 (ex-BDE45)	Andres		Philadelphia N Yd	2/1942	24.7.1942	3/1943	stricken 11.1945
DE46 (ex-BDE46)	Drury (ex-Cockburn)		Philadelphia N Yd	2.1942	24.7.1942	4.1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 4.1943 - 8.1945 (Cockburn), stricken 11.1945
DE47 (ex-BDE47)	Decker		Philadelphia N Yd	4/1942	24.7.1942	5/1943	to China 8.1945 (太平 [Tai Ping])
DE48 (ex-BDE48)	Dobler		Philadelphia N Yd	4/1942	24.7.1942	5/1943	stricken 10.1945
DE49 (ex-BDE49)	Doneff		Philadelphia N Yd	4/1942	24.7.1942	6/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE50 (ex-BDE50)	Engstrom (ex-Drury)		Philadelphia N Yd	4/1942	24.7.1942	6/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE256	Seid		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	22.2.1943	6/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE257	Smartt		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	22.2.1943	6/1943	stricken 10.1945
DE258	Walter S. Brown		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	22.2.1943	6/1943	stricken 10.1945
DE259	William C. Miller		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	22.2.1943	7/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE260	Cabana		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	10.3.1943	7/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE261	Dionne		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	1/1943	10.3.1943	7/1943	stricken 2.1946
DE262	Canfield		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	2/1943	6.4.1943	7/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE263	Deede		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	2/1943	6.4.1943	7/1943	stricken 1.1946
DE264	Eldon		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	2/1943	6.4.1943	8/1943	stricken 2.1946
DE265	Cloues		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	2/1943	6.4.1943	8/1943	stricken 12.1945
DE266	Wintle		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	3.1943	22.4.1943	--- // 8.1943	to United Kingdom 8.1943 (Capel)
DE267	Dempsey		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	3.1943	22.4.1943	--- // 8.1943	to United Kingdom 8.1943 (Cooke)
DE268	Duffey		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	19.5.1943	--- // 8.1943	to United Kingdom 8.1943 (Dacres)
DE269	Eisner		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	19.5.1943	--- // 9.1943	to United Kingdom 9.1943 (Domett)
DE270	Foley (ex-Gillette)		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	19.5.1943	9/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 9.1943-8/1945 (Foley), stricken 11.1945
DE271	Garlies (ex-Fleming)		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	19.5.1943	9/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 9.1943-8/1945 (Garlies), stricken 11.1945
DE272	Lovering		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	4.6.1943	--- // 9.1943	to United Kingdom 9.1943 (Gould)
DE273	Grindall (ex-Sanders)		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	4.1943	4.6.1943	9/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 9.1943-8/1945 (Grindall), stricken 11.1945
DE274	O`Toole		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	5.1943	8.7.1943	--- // 9.1943	to United Kingdom 9.1943 (Gardiner)
DE275	Reybold		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	5.1943	8.7.1943	--- // 10.1943	to United Kingdom 10.1943 (Goodall)
DE276	George		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	5.1943	8.7.1943	--- // 10.1943	to United Kingdom 10.1943 (Goodson)
DE277	Herzog		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	5.1943	8.7.1943	--- // 10.1943	to United Kingdom 10.1943 (Gore)
DE278	Tisdale		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	6.1943	17.7.1943	--- // 10.1943	to United Kingdom 10.1943 (Keats)
DE279	Trumpeter		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	6.1943	17.7.1943	--- // 10.1943	to United Kingdom 10.1943 (Kempthorne)
DE280	Kingsmill		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	13.8.1943	10/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 10.1943-8/1945 (Kingsmill), stricken 11.1945
DE301	Lake		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1943	18.8.1943	2/1944	stricken 12.1945
DE302	Lyman		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	4/1943	19.8.1943	2/1944	stricken 12.1945
DE303	Crowley		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	5/1943	22.9.1943	3/1944	stricken 12.1945
DE304	Rall		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	5/1943	23.9.1943	4/1944	stricken 1.1946
DE305	Halloran		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	6/1943	14.1.1944	5/1944	stricken 11.1945
DE306	Connolly		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	6/1943	15.1.1944	7/1944	stricken 12.1945
DE307	Finnegan		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	7/1943	22.2.1944	8/1944	stricken 12.1945
DE308	Creamer		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	7/1943	23.2.1944	---	cancelled 9.1944
DE309	Ely		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	8/1943	10.4.1944	---	cancelled 9.1944
DE310	Delbert W. Halsey		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	8/1943	11.4.1944	---	cancelled 9.1944
DE311	Keppler		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	8/1943	---	---	cancelled 3.1944
DE312	Lloyd Thomas		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	8/1943	---	---	cancelled 3.1944
DE313	William C. Lawe		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	1/1944	---	---	cancelled 3.1944
DE314	Willard Keith		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	1/1944	---	---	cancelled 3.1944
DE315	---		Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo	3/1944	---	---	cancelled 3.1944
DE516	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	13.8.1943	--- // 11.1943	to United Kingdom 11.1943 (Lawford)
DE517	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	13.8.1943	--- // 11.1943	to United Kingdom 11.1943 (Louis)
DE518	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	13.8.1943	--- // 11.1943	to United Kingdom 11.1943 (Lawson)
DE519	Pasley (ex-Lindsay)		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	30.8.1943	11/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 11.1943-8/1945 (Pasley), stricken 11.1945
DE520	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	7.1943	30.8.1943	--- // 11.1943	to United Kingdom 11.1943 (Loring)
DE521	Hoste		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	8.1943	24.9.1943	12/1943 // 8.1945	to United Kingdom 12.1943-8/1945 (Mitchell), stricken 11.1945
DE522	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	8.1943	24.9.1943	--- // 12.1943	to United Kingdom 12.1943 (Moorsom)
DE523	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	8.1943	24.9.1943	--- // 12.1943	to United Kingdom 12.1943 (Manners)
DE524	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	8.1943	24.9.1943	--- // 12.1943	to United Kingdom 12.1943 (Mounsey)
DE525	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9.1943	2.11.1943	--- // 12.1943	to United Kingdom 12.1943 (Inglis)
DE526	---		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9.1943	2.11.1943	--- // 1.1944	to United Kingdom 1.1944 (Inman)
DE527	O`Toole		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9/1943	2.11.1943	1/1944	stricken 11.1945
DE528	John J. Powers		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	9/1943	2.11.1943	2/1944	stricken 11.1945
DE529	Mason		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	10/1943	17.11.1943	3/1944	stricken 11.1945
DE530	John M. Bermingham		Boston N Yd, Charlestown	10/1943	17.11.1943	4/1944	stricken 11.1945

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1192
Displacement full, t	1416
Length, m	86.4 wl 88.7 oa
Breadth, m	10.7
Draught, m	3.07 full load
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 General Motors diesel-generators, 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	6000
Max speed, kts	19.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 131 - 197
Endurance, nm(kts)	6000 (12)
Armament	DE1 - 12, 19 - 44, 46 - 50, 256 - 280, 301 - 315, 516 - 530: 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 9 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120) DE13 - 18, 45: 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 x 4 - 28/75 Mk 1, 9 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 AWSRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120)
Electronic equipment	presumably SC, SF or SL radars, QGA sonar
Complement	156

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Project history

Necessity for building, along with destroyers, of smaller and cheaper ships was advanced by a number of officers and admirals of the American Navy in 1939. Such "2nd rank" destroyers could fulfil successfully convoys escort and solve many auxiliary tasks, abstraction on which of destroyers was inexpedient. Oroginally General Board has disapproved of building of similar ships, but next year situation has cardinally changed, and as a result some projects have been prepared. Any of them was not been accepted, as the American designers have tried to go on a way of decreasing of usual destroyer to 1000-1200t displacement, having stored thus her basic armament. As a result very cramped arrangement with unsatisfactory combination of leading particulars was received.

In spite of the fact that the project has not been finished yet, in January, 1941 the decision on building of such 50 destroyers was accepted. That though somehow to boost process of designing, the General board in February changed requirements on speed (not less than 25kts.) and to armament structure (earlier it was provided to install DP 127mm guns). Soon new project was ready: 1140t displacement, 85.3m length, 24kts speed, 2 single 102/50mm or 127/38mm single-purpose guns, 1 quadruple 40mm Bofors, 2 single 20mm Oerlikons and 1 triple TT. General board approved project, however in such kind it was never realised: in May, 1941 this program was cancelled. Probably destroyer escort also would not appear at all, but unexpectedly the help has come from Britain. British commission has become interested in the project and 23.6.1941 directed inquiry about possibility of building of 100 similar ships, with replacement of SP by 3 single 76/50mm AA guns, installation of twin rudders for improvement of manoeuvrability and retuning under the British standard of bridge. Specified corrections have been brought in the project, and already 15.8.1941 plan of building of 50 ships for UK was approved by Roosevelt. Simultaneously the American Navy HQ convinced the president to begin building of similar ships for own navy, but this sentence has been rejected. Only in November, 1941 the order for first DE for USN has followed.

After the joining of the USA into war congestion of the industry by various defence orders has led to necessity of including to project of significant changes concerning machinery. Originally provided 12000hp twin-shaft geared steam turbines was replaced by diesel, diesel-electric or turbo-electric machinery and only small part of ships was equipped by geared turbines. Besides, new machinery required more spacious engine room and, consequently, lengthened hull.

In the project the displacement reserve for armament strengthening (replacement of three 76mms openly standing guns by two 127mm in enclosed mounts) was included, as has been realised in late series.

In total there were six series of destroyer escorts:

Evarts class (GMT): 6000hp diesel-electric machinery (4 1500hp diesels-generators, 2 electric motors), 76mm guns, "short" hull.

Cannon class (DET): 6000hp diesel-electric machinery (4 1500hp diesels-generators, 2 electric motors), 76mm guns, "long" hull.

Edsall class (FRM): 6000hp diesel machinery (4 1500hp diesels working through gears on 2 shafts), 76mm guns, "long" hull.

Buckley class (TE): 12000hp turbo-electric machinery, 76mm guns, "long" hull.

Rudderow class (TEV): 12000hp turbo-electric machinery, 127mm guns, "long" hull.

John С. Butler class (WGT): 12000hp geared steam turbine machinery, 127mm guns, "long" hull.

In 1944 when the number of escorts on Atlantic has been recognised by sufficient, large number of DEs of Buckley and Rudderow classes were converted to fast landing transports for service on Pacific. Thus they received the superstructure expanded to sides, all anti-submarine armament (except two DCR) part of artillery and torpedoes were removed . After conversion such transport could carry up to 162 rangers for which landing 4 LCVP were available.

In total 105 ships of "GMT" class were ordered. Building of eight of them was cancelled in 1944 (DE308-315). Originally it was planed to transfer to Royl Navy first 50 ships (DE1-50), however shortage of escorts in the American Navy has led to that the part from them remained under US flag, and British Navy received escorts from later orders.

Modernizations

1944 - 1945, Brennan, Doherty, Edgar G. Chase, Edward C. Daly, Gilmore, Andres: - 1 x 4 - 28/75; + 1 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2

1.1946, all: 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 22, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 9 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10.11 ASWRL, 8 DCT, 2 DCR (120)

Naval service

During attacks of Japanese aircraft and kamikazes at Okinawa following escorts received damages of various severity level: Manlove (11.4.1945), Rail (12.4.1945, heavy), Connolly (13.4.1945) and Halloran (21.6.1945).