USS Varian (DE-798) was a Buckley destroyer escort of the United States Navy Namesake Bertram Stetson Varian Jr. , USNR, in command. Snyder, Jr. Bowsher, Ass't Sec. Navy during World War II. 254k. - USS William T. That figures out to more than three per day. J. USS Solar (DE 221) 22 February 1943: Keel laid by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa. The Lyman is to the right. At 1600 hours, she was photographed by a K-ship of ZP-11. During the assault on Lae, New Guinea, 04 September 1943, the LST's were under heavy air attack. S. 26 January 1951: San Diego, Cal. Before starting our research, we gathered the following information: There have been three Naval ships under the name the USS Mason. 0615301. The ship carries MS21 camouflage scheme. (U. Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. (U. It was armed with two five-inch guns, four 40-millimeter anti-aircraft guns, ten 20-millimeter anti-aircraft guns, three 21-inch. USS Key (DE 348) 14 December 1943: Keel laid by the Consolidated Steel Corp. By. The sailor was transferred to USS Guadalcanal to receive an emergency appendectomy. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. was born on 26 November 1920 at Weiser, Idaho. S. , Lt. 268k. Her predecessors were TB 15 (named for John Gunnel Talbot) (1898-1912) and DD 114 (1918-1945). - The crew of USS Naifeh (DE 352) salutes the National Ensign as Naifeh is recommissioned for Korean War service. S. 26 August 1955: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. 24 April 1943: Commissioned at Pier 2, St. S. Douglas Blackwood at Mare Island. 17 January 1943: Orange, Tex. Naval Photographic Center photo # NH 107458 received May 1972, from the Naval History and Heritage Command) Bob. Allen (DE 531) underway slowly in Casco Bay, near Portland, Maine. Varian. Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. 27 October 1945: New Haven, Conn. : 10' 6" (draft limit) Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. USS Hayter (DE-212/APD-80) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. International News Photo dated March 1946 of Norfolk with USS Shangri La (CV-38) in the center, also at the pier are the USS Hank (DD-702), USS Wallace L. Three of the survivors were revived by artificial respiration given by members of Hayter ' s crew. Ahrens (1919–1942), who was killed during the Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo on 8 August 1942. , on 03 July 1916. The Gleaves-class destroyer USS Turner (DD-648) headed for the Brooklyn Navy Yards for a scheduled refit and repair period in April 1943. To the right, The USS Plaice (SS 390) and USS Queenfish (SS 393) have just arrived at Mare Island. 455k. In the following years he served in. Butler-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1965. Marsh, mother of Ensign Marsh. 356k. 26 January 1951: San Diego, Cal. Length: 289'5". - Three views of USS Lester under construction at DeFoe Shipbuilding. ( Photo from " United States Destroyer Operations in World War II " by Theodore Roscoe) Bob Hurst. Cockrill, mother of Lieutenant Cockrill. 1"/75 caliber gun. The Buckley-class destroyer escorts were 102 destroyer escorts launched in the United States in 1943–44. 02 July 1943: Bow view of USS Lyman (DE 302) is seen on the building ways at Mare Island. 214k. Navy destroyer escort USS Samuel B. USS Hanna (DE-449) was a John C. July 1944: - USS Robert Brazier (DE 345) underway. 02 November 1944: San Francisco Bay, Cal. 19 May 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Navy photo from the National Archives, courtesy of Chris Wright) Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa. Escort destroyer may also refer to: Hunt. Officers of U-805 give their surrender on the deck of the destroyer escort USS Varian (DE-798). - The USS Clarence L. Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Walter C. U. M. On 12 May, Varian rendezvoused with one of these unterseebooten, U-805, and a party from the destroyer escort, led by Lt. ) Mike Smolinski. One projectile hit during the third attack, but the big submarine survived. 8 × single Mk4 AA Oerlikon 20 mm guns. USS England (DE-635), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign John C. Fred F. 0602107926. Shelton, Conn. 23 January 1945: Raby, in company with Corbesier (DE 438. Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum. The Mustin tracked the carrier in the South China. (U. ) Mike Smolinski. 1945: at sea - The destroyer escort USS Donaldson (DE 44) comes alongside an unknown aircraft carrier. While in the west Atlantic, the crew was ordered to surrender the vessel off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Navy Photo #80-G-238903 from the United States National. ” Vescovo tweeted on 24 June, “With sonar specialist Jeremie Morizet, I piloted the submersible Limiting Factor to the wreck of the Samuel B. Navy Bureau of Shipping Photo #BS 132136 from the United States National Archives) Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by the British need in World War II for anti-submarine. Peterson (DE 337) and Broome (DD 210) heading for Newport. 1943. USS Dixie (AD-14) Laid down as the lead ship of the Dixie Class Destroyer Tenders, 17 March 1938, at New York Shipbuilding Corp. S. C. It includes the hull classification symbols DE (both Destroyer Escort and Ocean Escort), DEG, and DER. S. S. Y. During the month of July 1945 Edward H. S. O'Brien (DE 421), with a fourth unidentified DE aft. Durant was built as an Edsall-class destroyer escort. S. Sims, widow of Admiral Sims. Destroyer escorts were a new class of vessels built for the US Navy during World War II. 24 Apr 1945. Roberts, a World War II U. This convoy departed New York on 25 May 1945. Kinley in command, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 19 (DesDiv 19) at Long Beach, Cal. Charles A. now the deepest. Navy Photo #80-G-269147 from the United States National Archives) Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash. W. Four U. Butler -class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Escort destroyer (DDE) is a US Navy post World War II classification for destroyers (DD) modified for and assigned to escort fleets. after 2 years and 4 months of service. The photos, taken from USS Edsall (DE 129) show Steele at 07:15 departing anchorage C-3, Naval Operating Base at Bermuda for a day of drills, exercises, and battle problems. after 2 years and 4 months of service. ( U. December 1986: USS Francis Hammond with repainted hull number of $10,670. S. 0652903: 94k: 20 March 1944: Boston, Mass. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Namesake. The ' Chesapeake Bay Section ' entered Chesapeake Bay in the morning of the 17th. 04 September 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Navy destroyer escort USS Deede (DE 263) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (Hunter's Point), California. 23 September 1944: Boston Harbor - Starboard quarter view of USS Doyle C. Her final fate is unknown. 25 December 1944: This photo of Christmas, 1944, shows that recovery can take a long time. Evans was still fitting out and had not yet loaded depth charges or hedgehogs. S. In 1967,. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photo, # 80-G-287512. S. USS Ira Jeffery (DE-63/APD-44), a Buckley -class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Ira Weil Jeffery (1918–1941) who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands while serving aboard the battleship California . (U. England (1920–1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. S. Downey, Cal. S. 0633102. Built in 1943, she served in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific until her sinking in a suicide attack by a Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo on 24 July 1945. Phillips, USCG, in command. Navy Relief Fund. ( Official U. DE 189 Bronstein (CVE 21) DE 189 USS Bronstein, a Cannon class destroyer escort, was commissioned on 13 Dec 1943. View the USS Laning (DE 159 / APD 55) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site. ( U. and Mrs. Between 0840 and 0958 Laning received 35,0221 gallons of fuel oil. S. circa 1972: at sea - USS Bowen (FF 1079) underway in the Caribbean Sea. Bahm in command. ( U. 0670801. v. Downey, Cal. S. Robert M. S. USS Bradley (DE 1041) (1965-1988) was the first ship to be named in his honor. 13 March 1948: Decommissioned at San. . S. Andrew Lee Foreman was born on 25 September 1920 at Berkeley, Calif. Unclassified miscellaneous. 191k. From 25 to 28 September, Roberts was involved in an ASW training cruise in the "shakedown area" off San Diego, Cal. USS Sheehan (DE 541) 08 November 1943: Keel laid by the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass. S. SHARE. 20 May 1943: USS Stewart (DE 238) as completed. Purdy, USNR, in command. Scott II in command. , 28 November 1854, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1876. was born on 11 October 1916 in Lansing, Michigan. Coast Guard during World War II. 25 April 1944: Tampa, Fla. on a Saturday morning. , Cmdr. Roberts. She was transferred to Ecuador for use as an electric generator plant in 1960. 376k. The USS Stadtfeld (DE 29) is forward of Martin. 02 May 1969: Seattle, Wash. Varian picked up nine survivors. 21 March 1952: Vallejo, Cal. was born on 26 November 1920 at Weiser,. US DE. Photos by Kenneth Shafer, via Ron Reeves. USS Scott (DE-214), was a Buckley -class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. Thomas has ocean gray painted on the superstructure, but may not have any on the hull. 433k. USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. 2022. 02 May 1969: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. USS Witter (DE-636), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Jean C. 175 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on. To meet this crisis, the Navy designed and built about 200 Destroyer Escorts. Gilmore was commissioned on 17 April 1943. S. USS Blessman (APD 48) inboard of Wesson and USS Hazelwood (DD 531) is on the opposite side of the pier. K. Burke. All had twin rudders. USS Earl V. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air.