Kintberger, was the flagship of the small destroyer and destroyer escort screen of Taffy 3. Roberts had a short-lived but ferocious service. She was sold for scrap in 1973. The long-sought wreckage of the USS Samuel B. 1% 57 12 Destroyer escorts (DE) 421 15 3. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 31 August 1940, and was commissioned on 12 June 1941 as ensign. The National WWII Museum, Gift of Mary Noble, 2010. und 2. 225k. She was. Douglas Albert Munro born 11 October 1919 in Vancouver, Canada, enlisted in the U. The Museum does not rely on taxpayer money, but on the generosity and patriotic spirit of those interested in preserving our naval heritage and insuring that. She is the successor of the earlier Chikugo class. 2 × depth charge tracks. As with most everything in the USN, Escort Squadrons (CORTRON) were odd numbered on the Pacific coast and even numbered on the Atlantic coast. Between July 1943 and 22 April 1944, Buckley operated along the eastern seaboard as training ship for prospective officers and nucleus crews of other destroyer escorts. One projectile hit during the third attack, but the big submarine survived. USS Brennan (DE-13) was an Evarts -class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II and commissioned in January 1943. 28 November 1944: New York Harbor - Taken off the New York Navy Yard. Her. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. Naval Register: Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, & Frigates; United States Destroyer Operations in World War II, by Theodore Roscoe (ISBN: 0-87021-726-7), published by the Naval. Navy during World War II. The destroyer escort earned three battle stars for her activities during the Korean War between 25 February and 19 September 1951. The destroyer escort was smaller than a regular destroyer, cheaper to produce, and sometimes was considered expendable. The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. The Revell post WW2 Schnellboat kit (#05005), Gepard Klasse 143A in 1:144 is a cheap, but fun kit to build. The Brennan spent the war employed as a school ship for indoctrinating officers and nucleus crews for assignment with the fleet. USS Hartley (DE-1029) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. Navy Escort Carrier the Liscome Bay. 4 See also. 13 February 1944: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. The destroyer escort survived World War II and more than 600,000 nautical miles of postwar voyages. Her original hull identifier was DE-1052 when classified a Destroyer Escort. The destroyer escort next underwent an availability at Terminal Island, California, and San Pedro in early September, and shifted to San Diego in mid-month. S. The Isuzu-class destroyer escorts were four destroyer escorts (or frigates) built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the early 1960s. The gallant American destroyers and destroyer escorts of Taffy 3 closed with their enemy and sparred at frighteningly close range, often as close as 5,000 yards. 3. PRO BOAT R/C 43" Arleigh Burke. 03 April 1944: Commissioned at the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. USS Roberts (DE-749) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1968. HMS Escapade, sister ship ( Navy Photos/Mark Teadham, click to enlarge) return to Contents List. Escorts Number in commission Number lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Old destroyers (DD) * 132 12 9. 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar. Navy Garcia-class destroyer escort, later reclassified as a frigate. S. Gilligan (DE. 2022 Digital. S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge(DE-173) was claimed to have been rendered invisible to enemy devices. The lead ship was USS Buckley which was launched on 9 January 1943. USS Vandivier (DER-540) John C. Early Destroyer Escort: ~600 IC. 1 of 2 | In this photo released from Myanmar Military True News Information Team, Chinese destroyer Zibo (156) is seen upon arrival at Thilawa port in Yangon, Myanmar Monday,. Butler was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd. S. Kimmel Destroyer Escort Number: 793-200 Scale: 1:300 Type: Full kit Released: 1967 New parts Topic: Destroyer escort Rudderow-class » Frigates (Ships) Box contents. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. Butler-class destroyer escort, was found earlier this summer off the Philippines at nearly 23,000 feet below sea level, the deepest shipwreck ever located. Campbell (DE-443). Pit-Road. Hobbylinc carries 41 1/700 scale destroyer models at discounts up to 28%. naval aviator John Clarence Butler (1921-1942), killed during the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. She was scrapped in 1969. Cole was laid down on 5 September 1943 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Co. Thus the 3in/50 DP gun had a caliber of 3 inches and a barrel length of 150 inches. The U. 000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. 758. She was sunk as a target in September 1966. The JMSDF is one of the world's largest navies and the second largest navy in Asia in terms of fleet tonnage. 4. Butler-class destroyer escorts (98 P) K. In the early years of the war, the U-boats nearly brought England to her. 77944°W / 29. USS Baker (DE-190) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. S. Three US amphibious warfare ships in 2011 - the Landing Helicopter Dock USS Makin Island (LHD 8) leading the Landing Platform Dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), rear, and the Landing Ship Dock USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), fore. 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar. Munro (DE-422) was a John C. Review of USS Slater DE-766. Alvin Weems Slayden, and from July 1943-April 22, 1944 operated in American waters as a training ship. During World War II, 563 Destroyer Escorts battled Nazi U-boats on the Atlantic protecting convoys of men and material. Classification prior to 1975. Destroyer escorts escorted and protected ships in convoys; they also performed other tasks such as patrol or radar. E-Class Fleet Destroyer ordered on 1st November 1932 from Denny at. Craig, widow of Lieutenant Commander. 1 Hedgehog ASW mortar. An example is the Chrysanthenum class Destroyer Escort. The Knox es were the US Navy’s last destroyer-type design with a steam powerplant. The main difference between fleet escorts and others of the type of vessel is that they tend. The class has an overall length of 109m, width of 13. It was then sold to Indonesia and served as Ngurah Rai until 2003. USS Solar (DE-221) (pronounced sō-lär), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Boatswain's Mate First Class Adolfo Solar (1900–1941), who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. 8 × depth charge projectors. Photographed from a blimp of squadron ZP-11. Milo Burnell Evarts was born on 3 September 1913 in Ruthton, Minnesota. Escort Group B-1: H-class destroyer Hurricane with Town-class destroyer Rockingham, V-class destroyer Venomous, and Flower-class corvettes Anchusa, Dahlia and Monkshood; The low-endurance destroyer HMS Leamington was an early member of Escort Group B2 later replaced by long-range V & W-class destroyers Vanessa and Whitehall. S. The officers mess hall serves as an operating room (hint: check out the lights above the table) [May Arenas, 07/05/2023] USS Slater DE766. A destroyer escort is a slow, ASW-oriented *convoy* escort. The destroyer escort USS Buckley (DE 51) of the US Navy. Maryland and my first Destroyer Escort was the USS Blair, in 1955 I was on the USS. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air. W9 | 1:700 Facts Brand: Pit-Road Title: US Navy Destroyer Escort DE-99 Cannon Class 2 x kits Number: W9 Scale: 1:700 Type: Full kit Released: 199x New tool Topic: Destroyer escort Cannon-class » Destroyers (Ships) Box contents. 33583; -94. The latter two ( Kitakami and Ōi) were quite different from the earlier two vessels in their propulsion and weaponry, so sometimes they were classified as the " Kitakami class". 1 × 81 mm (3. Tours of the ship are given by veteran volunteers who not only know the ship from fore to aft, but did service in the Navy or Coast Guard and really give. Destroyers evolved from ships designed to destroy torpedo boats that threatened battleships at the end of the nineteenth century. After flight training, he was commissioned Ensign on 3 September 1941 and served with Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3) on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. Namesake. She was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. These destroyers retained their original hull numbers. USS Doherty (DE-14) was an Evarts class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. 2 x depth charge tracks. 2 in) mortar. In fact, of the 563 Cannon. 1/96 Scale US Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, Frigates, including Guided Missile Variants: USS Fletcher DD-445 USS Kidd DD-661 USS Pritchett DD-561 USS Sumner DD-692 USS Gearing DD-710 USS Maddox DD-731 USS Glennon DD-840 USS Joseph P. Reference material. Donald Hays Spangler was born on 29 May 1918 in Albion, Indiana. 77944. The USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy during World War II. It is an operational component of Carrier Strike Group One and is administratively responsible to Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. They served in World War II as convoy escorts and antisubmarine warfare ships. USS Douglas A. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States. The destroyer escort was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander James Edwin Craig (1901–1941), who was killed in action aboard USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. She was recommissioned from 1951 to 1960 and finally sold for scrap in 1973. 11 (TG 21. Evans, a naval officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-1 Reconverted to Destroyer: DD-73: Stockton: 1917 1940 Transferred to UK as HMS Ludlow: Wickes. Around 0700Q/14, USS Chicopee parted company to proceed to Bermuda. The Japanese called them "Type C" ocean defense ships, and they were the fifth class of Kaibōkan ( Kai = sea, ocean, Bo = defense, Kan = ship), a name used to. - Launching day for the future USS Reasoner (DE 1063) at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 20 September 1940. 1 DD-1 to DD-444; 1. Butler -class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. Suggestions: 1:600 -- 50 ft. At the. USS Melvin R. Discount. Butler -class destroyer escort in service the United States Navy from 1955 to 1960. The Matsu-class destroyers (松型駆逐艦, Matsu-gata kuchikukan) were a class of destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late stages of World War II. Jackson, USNR) and USS Barr (Lt. 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors. On April 29, 1975, as Saigon was falling to Communist North Vietnamese forces, a small U. 1 × 81 mm (3. 25. This hull features marked in location for. Navy destroyer Mason (DDG-87) was wrapping up a mission rescuing a tanker from pirates in the Gulf of Aden when the situation sharply. The Destroyer Escorts were designed to provide protection for the slow moving convoys that roamed the Oceans during WW2. USS. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman Norman Edsall (1873–1899). This was eventually changed to FF-1052 upon her reclassification to Frigate. 51 destroyer escorts were converted to fast personnel landing transports. She was scrapped in 1973. VINTAGE LINDBERG USS DELONG DESTROYER ESCORT 1/300 NEW OPEN BOX! $20. The destroyer was the most capable and most feared escort vessel the allies possessed early in the war. 793-200 | 1:300 Facts Brand: Lindberg Title: U. The Rudderow class Destroyer escort in 1/4" scale offers the model ship builder who wants to construct an operating DE model with a hull large enough to add a little extra realism to their ships operations without having to be too concerned with the amount of weight that is required for these features. Retail $16. Munro was a commissioned US Navy destroyer escort with a Navy crew; her history is included here because she was named for Coast Guardsman Douglas A. H. Between July 1943 and 22 April 1944, Buckley operated along the eastern seaboard as training ship for prospective officers and nucleus crews of other destroyer escorts. Cummings was born on 30 January 1910 in Belvidere, I11. 2) Run 1-3 serial builds of convoys constantly to replace losses. 8 × depth charge projectors. Destroyer Escort : EVARTS: DE 1 - DE 50, DE 240 - up: 24x60: Ships Note: 1/72" scale special model builder's drawing, fully detailed for working model: 234Y: Foreign Submarine: TYPE IX: German U-Boat: 18x57: Ships Note: sames as original drawing, but 1/72" scale, and added details: 229Y: Foreign Submarine:DD - Destroyer ASW-DD - Anti-Submarine Warfare Destroyer AMW-DD - Anti-Mine Warfare Destroyer R-CL - Recon Light Cruiser CL - Light Cruiser CA - Heavy Cruiser CV - Fleet Carrier BC - BattleCruiser. 225k. 1945: at sea - The destroyer escort USS Donaldson (DE 44) comes alongside an unknown aircraft carrier. USS Peterson (DE–152) was an Edsall class destroyer escort, the first United States Navy ship so named. Sumner Class Arleigh Burke Class Benham Class Benson Class Bristol Class Charles F Adams Class. 6% 7 8 Submarines Number in commission Number lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Numbered craft (SS) * 65 7 10. 21 November 1957: Commissioned, Lcdr. 4m, depth of 7. She returned home at war's end with a one battle star for her assistance in sinking a German submarine. Bauer. Go to Destroyer Page 2. The hull of the Roberts was laid down in January of 1944 next to her sister ship, the USS Walter C. Trumpeter has tackled the Buckley-class destroyer escorts in 1/350 scale. DD-850 USS Ward DD-139 USS Bainbridge DD-246 USS Farragut DD-348 USS Porter. The lead ship of the class, USS Edsall DE-129, was named after the USS Edsall DD-219, a Clemson class Destroyer sunk in the early days of World War II. Destroyer Escort is a naval simulation with arcade elements where you are the Commander of a destroyer in the North Atlantic in World War II, where your mission is to escort six ships from one port to another. 1 × triple 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. , assigned to Escort Squadron 5 at Seattle, Wash. Namesake. Yokes. More model information. This is a list of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy, listed in a table sortable by both name and hull-number. The USS SLATER DE-766 is a CANNON class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Laurent class was fitted with twin 3-inch (76 mm)/L50 caliber guns in two mounts for engaging both surface and air targets. A frigate is a destroyer escort in British service. 1 × 8-tube RUR-5 ASROC Mk114 launcher (16 missiles) 2 × triple 12. Length: 289'5". Buckley, an aviation ordnanceman killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 2 × depth charge tracks. [2] Relevant USN hull type codes were DE (destroyer escort), ADP (fast transport) and DER (destroyer escort radar picket). Elmore (DD-686) sank German submarine U-549 on May 29, 1944. An American ww2 naval ship used to escort merchant ships, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. 1 × Hedgehog ASW mortar. DE -- Destroyer Escorts Click on "DE-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available). Naval Register: Destroyers, Destroyer Escorts, & Frigates. USS Foss (DE-59) was a Buckley -class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, in service from 1943 to 1957. S Charles J. Product. USS Fiske (DE-143) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. 7. As shown in the table at right, they mounted either 3-inch or 5-inch main gun batteries; there were also two styles of bridge. Products of Destroyer Models. Butler-class destroyer escorts (anti-submarine frigates) had just two 5” guns and three torpedo tubes for anti-ship armaments. Kimmel was laid down by Bethlehem Steel in Hingham, Massachusetts on 1 December 1943 and launched on 15 January 1944. The slow ships were easy pickings for formidable “Wolf Packs” of German U-boats. Roberts was built in 1944 and was immediately sent to assist the Task Force 77. Short range: 8 x single 20mm Oerlikon. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart (28 July 1778 – 6 November 1869), who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. The AGRs were augmented by twelve radar picket destroyer escorts (DERs) of the Edsall and John C.