Technical information
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Displacement | 1400 BRT |
Length | 283 feet |
Complement | 220 men |
Armament | 3 3" guns various smaller guns depth charge throwers |
Max speed | 29 knots |
Engines | Diesels with electric drive |
Power | 6000 |
Notes on class | Several ships of this class were lend-leased to Britain during WWII to become the Captain class of the Royal Navy. Those ships are not listed on this page. |
US Navy ships of the Evarts class
To see all Evarts class ships click here.
See all US Navy Destroyer Escort classes.
Books dealing with this subject include:
World War II American Destroyer Escorts, Evarts Class (GMT), Borchers, Duane D., Sr., |